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Definition of May beetle
1. Noun. Any of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult.
Exact synonyms: Cockchafer, May Bug, Melolontha Melolontha
Generic synonyms: Melolonthid Beetle
Group relationships: Genus Melolontha, Melolontha
Generic synonyms: Melolonthid Beetle
Group relationships: Genus Melolontha, Melolontha
2. 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, June Bug, May Bug
Generic synonyms: Scarabaean, Scarabaeid, Scarabaeid Beetle
Specialized synonyms: Figeater, Green June Beetle
Generic synonyms: Scarabaean, Scarabaeid, Scarabaeid Beetle
Specialized synonyms: Figeater, Green June Beetle