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flea beetle definition

flea beetle

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 Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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