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Meanings of May beetle in inglés

Any of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult.

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

              Usage of May beetle in inglés
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              While I was writing this paper the chief enemy of the strawberry came blundering and bumping about my lamp-theMay beetle.
              The Home Acre
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              It also eats a small amount of newly planted corn, but at the same time clears the field of May beetles.
              Checking the Waste: A Study in Conservation