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cereal leaf beetle

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cereal leaf beetle

–noun
an Old World leaf beetle, Oulema melanopus, introduced into North America in 1962: a serious pest of small grains, esp. oats and cereal grasses.

Origin:
1960–65
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cereal leaf beetle  
n.  An Old World beetle (Oulema melanopus) now found in the United States, where it is a serious pest of grain crops as a result of its consumption of cereal grasses.
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