potato bug
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Potato: from Spanish patata, from Taíno batata (sweet potato). Bug: from Middle English bugge.
مثال
- The potato bug can cause significant damage to potato crops if not controlled.
- Farmers often use insecticides to eliminate potato bugs from their fields.
- The larvae of the potato bug resemble small caterpillars.
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide