yellow-margined leaf-beetle

noun

yellow-mar·​gined leaf-beetle

: a chrysomelid beetle (Microtheca ochroloma) that is destructive to crucifers especially in the southeastern U.S.

Word History

Etymology

yellow entry 1 + margin + -ed

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