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Flea Beetle

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Noun

1. flea beetle

any small leaf beetle having enlarged hind legs and capable of jumping

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Flea Beetle

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noun
any small common beetle of the genera Phyllotreta, Chalcoides, etc, having enlarged hind legs and capable of jumping: family Chrysomelidae. The larvae of many species are very destructive to turnips and other cruciferous vegetables

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Flea Beetle

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any of a number of small jumping beetles (family Chrysomelidae) that feed chiefly on leaves and shoots of plants

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Flea Beetle

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n.
Any of various small chrysomelid beetles of the tribe Alticini that have large hind legs which enable them to jump long distances and that feed on ornamental plants, crops, and weeds.

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