"leaf beetle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: leaf beetles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} leaf beetle (plural leaf beetles)
  1. Any of very many brightly-coloured beetles, of the family Chrysomelidae, that feed on plant leaves. Wikipedia link: leaf beetle Categories (lifeform): Chrysomeloid beetles Synonyms: chrysomelid, leaf-beetle Derived forms: broad-bodied leaf beetle (taxonomic: Chrysomelinae spp.), cereal leaf beetle (taxonomic: Oulema melanopus), cylindrical leaf beetle (taxonomic: Cryptocephalinae spp.), elm leaf beetle (taxonomic: Xanthogaleruca luteola), long-horned leaf beetle (taxonomic: Donaciinae spp.), oval leaf beetle (taxonomic: Eumolpinae spp.), small cereal leaf beetle, warty leaf beetle (taxonomic: Cryptocephalinae spp.) Translations (chrysomelid beetle): bladhaantje (Dutch), lehtikuoriainen (Finnish), levélbogár (Hungarian), lapgrauzis [masculine] (Latvian), tádídíín yiyání (Navajo), crisomelídeo [masculine] (Portuguese), листоеды (listojedy) (Russian), bladbagge [common-gender] (Swedish)

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