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cereal leaf beetle

noun

an Old World leaf beetle, Oulema melanopus, introduced into North America in 1962: a serious pest of small grains, especially oats and cereal grasses.

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Nearby words

cercopithecoid, cercus, cere, cerea flexibilitas, cereal, cereal leaf beetle, cerebellar artery, cerebellar cortex, cerebellar fissure, cerebellar gait, cerebellar hemisphere

Origin of cereal leaf beetle

First recorded in 1960–65
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