elm beetle

English

Noun

elm beetle (plural elm beetles)

1. Any of various species of beetles (especially Xanthogaleruca luteola) which feed on the leaves of the elm.

Synonyms

• (Xanthogaleruca luteola): elm-leaf beetle

References

• “elm”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.