"tortoise beetle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tortoise beetles [plural]
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  1. A beetle in the taxonomic tribe Cassidini within the subfamily Cassidinae of the family Chrysomelidae (leaf beetles). Wikipedia link: Cassidini Categories (lifeform): Chrysomeloid beetles

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