"Japanese beetle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Japanese beetles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Japanese beetle (plural Japanese beetles)
  1. A beetle of species Popillia japonica, with iridescent copper-colored elytra and green thorax and head, an invasive pest outside of Japan. Categories (lifeform): Scarabaeoids Translations (species of beetle): 日本金龜子 (Chinese Mandarin), 日本金龟子 (Rìběn jīnguīzǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), japanbille [common-gender] (Danish), Japanse kever [masculine] (Dutch), japaninturilas (Finnish), hanneton japonais [masculine] (French), scarabée japonais [masculine] (French), Japankäfer [masculine] (German), scarabeo giapponese [masculine] (Italian), マメコガネ (Japanese), japanbille [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), Японский жук (Japonskij žuk) [masculine] (Russian), escarabajo japonés [masculine] (Spanish), japanbagge [common-gender] (Swedish)

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