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Colorado beetle
noun[ C ]
mainly UKuk /ˌkɒl.ə.rɑː.dəʊ ˈbiː.təl/ us /ˌkɑː.lə.ræd.oʊ ˈbiː.t̬əl/(US usuallyColorado potato beetle)
a type of beetle with black and yellow lines on its body that attacks potato plants科罗拉多甲虫（一种身上有黑黄条纹的甲壳虫，侵袭土豆植株）
Synonym
potato beetle
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ant
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The Colorado beetle, by the immense damage it was doing to a necessary food crop, first led to a regular method of fighting insects in this country.
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