chrysomelid beetles

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• chrysomelid — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek chrysomēlolonthē golden cockchafer Date: circa 1904 any of a large family (Chrysomelidae) of small, usually oval and smooth, shining, and brightly colored beetles (as the Colorado potato beetle) • chrysomelid …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• chrysomelid — /krɪsəˈmɛləd/ (say krisuh meluhd ) adjective 1. of or relating to the Chrysomelidae, a family of small, usually brightly coloured, beetles which feed on leaves. –noun Also, chrysomelid beetle. 2. such a beetle, especially, in Australia, the… …  

• chrysomelid — /kris euh mel id, mee lid/, n. 1. any beetle of the family Chrysomelidae, comprising the leaf beetles. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to the family Chrysomelidae. [1920 25; < NL Chrysomelidae name of the family, equiv. to Chrysomel(a) a genus… …   Universalium

• Nosema — Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi Division: Microsporidia Class: Dihaplophasea …   Wikipedia

• phyllotreta — ˌfilə.ˈtrēd.ə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from phyll + treta (from Greek trētos perforated, from tetrainein to perforate, pierce) more at throw : a genus of chrysomelid beetles that includes flea beetles which are serious pests… …   Useful english dictionary

• sagra — ˈsāgrə, ˈsag noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin : a genus of chrysomelid beetles comprising the kangaroo beetles …   Useful english dictionary

• corn rootworm — noun Date: 1892 any of several chrysomelid beetles (genus Diabrotica) whose root eating larvae are pests especially of corn …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• flea beetle — noun Date: 1842 any of a subfamily (Alticinae, especially genera Alticia and Epitrix) of small chrysomelid beetles with legs adapted for leaping that feed on foliage and include some that are agricultural pests …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• tortoise beetle — noun Date: circa 1711 any of various chrysomelid beetles (subfamily Cassidinae) with leaf eating larvae …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• William Lawrence Tower — (born 1872, date of death unknown) was an American zologist, born at Halifax, Mass. He was educated at the Lawrence Scientific School (Harvard), the Harvard Graduate School, and the University of Chicago (B. S., 1902), where he taught thereafter …   Wikipedia

• Тауэр, Уильям Лоренс — В Википедии есть статьи о других людях с такой фамилией, см. Тауэр (фамилия). В Википедии есть статьи о других людях с именем Уильям Тауэр. Уильям Лоренс Тауэр William Lawrence Tower Дата рождения: 1872 год(1872) …   Википедия