white-fringed beetle

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Definition of white-fringed beetle words

noun white-fringed beetle any of several weevils of the genus Graphognathus, native to South America and now of southeastern and mid-Atlantic U.S., whose larvae feed on roots and cause serious damage to a wide variety of plants. 1

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40

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