Definition of June bug

1. Noun. Any of various large usually brown North American leaf-eating beetles common in late spring; the larvae feed on roots of grasses etc..

Exact synonyms: June Beetle, May Beetle, May Bug
Generic synonyms: Scarabaean, Scarabaeid, Scarabaeid Beetle
Specialized synonyms: Figeater, Green June Beetle

Lexicographical Neighbors of June Bug

Juncus articulatus
Juncus bufonius
Juncus effusus
Juncus inflexus
Juncus leseurii
Juncus tenuis
Jund-ul-Islam
June
June 14
June 21
June 23
June 24
June 29
June 3
June beetle
June bug (current term)
June gloom
Juneau
Juneberries
Juneberry
Junes
Juneteenth
Jung
Jung's muscle
Jungermanniaceae
Jungermanniales
Jungfrau

Literary usage of June bug

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Forestry in New England: A Handbook of Eastern Forest Management by Ralph Chipman Hawley, Austin Foster Hawes (1912)
"The June bug in the pupa stage, as a whitish grub, eats the roots and bark on the roots of seedlings, transplants, and trees in plantations. ..."

2. The Curtiss Aviation Book by Glenn Hammond Curtiss, Augustus Post (1912)
"CHAPTER in THE "June bug"—FIRST FLIGHTS FOR THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN TROPHY ... The "June bug" was given a thorough try-out before we made arrangements to ..."

3. Elements of Comparative Zoology by John Sterling Kingsley (1897)
"What changes would you need to make in the antenna of a grasshopper to make it like that of the June- bug ? Can you find labrum, mandibles, maxilla, ..."

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