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Noun: rose beetle  rowz bee-t(u)l
  1. A common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. roses
    "The metallic shine of rose beetles was visible on the garden flowers";
    - rose chafer, Cetonia aurata

Derived forms: rose beetles

Type of: scarabaean, scarabaeid, scarabaeid beetle

Part of: Cetonia, genus Cetonia