Noun: May bug
- 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 beetle
- Any of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult
"May bugs can cause significant damage to crops and gardens";
- cockchafer, May beetle, Melolontha melolontha
Derived forms: May bugs
Type of: melolonthid beetle, scarabaean, scarabaeid, scarabaeid beetle
Part of: genus Melolontha, Melolontha
Encyclopedia: May bug