sweet-potato beetle
noun
: any of several tortoise beetles of the genera Coptocycla and Cassida (especially Cassida bivittata) that are destructive to the leaves of the sweet potato and related plants
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“Sweet-potato beetle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweet-potato%20beetle. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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