COLORADO BEETLE
\kˌɒləɹˈɑːdə͡ʊ bˈiːtə͡l], \kˌɒləɹˈɑːdəʊ bˈiːtəl], \k_ˌɒ_l_ə_ɹ_ˈɑː_d_əʊ b_ˈiː_t_əl]\
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A yellowish beetle (Doryphora decemlineata), with ten longitudinal, black, dorsal stripes. It has migrated eastwards from its original habitat in Colorado, and is very destructive to the potato plant; -- called also potato beetle and potato bug. See Potato beetle.
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