elm beetle
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]elm beetle (plural elm beetles)
- Any of various species of beetles (especially Xanthogaleruca luteola) which feed on the leaves of the elm.
Synonyms
[edit]- (Xanthogaleruca luteola): elm-leaf beetle
References
[edit]- “elm”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.