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rose beetle

noun

  1. rose chafer.

  2. Fuller rose beetle.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of rose beetle1

First recorded in 1775–85
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Example Sentences

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The destruction of the red rose beetle is simple, according to a circular recently issued by the Minnesota state entomologist, University Farm, St. Paul.

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The same, keeping on the watch for all previous insects but the rose beetle; this will have left.

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