milkweed tortoise beetle

milk·weed tor·toise bee·tle

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Definition of milkweed tortoise beetle words

noun milkweed tortoise beetle any of several turtle-shaped leaf beetles, as Chelymorpha cassidea (argus tortoise beetle or milkweed tortoise beetle) which resembles the ladybird beetle and feeds primarily on bindweed and milkweed. 1

before 1705

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1705-15

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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