Noun: May beetle mey'bee-t(u)l
- Any of various large usually brown North American leaf-eating beetles common in late spring; the larvae feed on roots of grasses etc.
- June beetle [N. Amer], June bug, May bug
- Any of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult
"May beetles can cause significant damage to crops and gardens";
- cockchafer, May bug, Melolontha melolontha
Derived forms: May beetles
Type of: melolonthid beetle, scarabaean, scarabaeid, scarabaeid beetle
Part of: genus Melolontha, Melolontha
Encyclopedia: May beetle