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black beetle

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  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, beetle.
  2. A black scarab beetle, later specifically the African black beetle (Heteronychus arator), a serious pest of grasses in New Zealand.
  3. The oriental cockroach (Blatta orientalis), a large roach from the family Blattidae.
  4. A similar roach native to New Zealand, of species Maoriblatta novaeseelandiae (syn. Platyzosteria novaeseelandia); the Maori bug.
  5. Any of various other species of beetle that are black in color, including: An Asiatic rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros), a pest of palm trees in tropical Asia.
  6. Any of various other species of beetle that are black in color, including: A member of the European species Pterostichus nigrita (syn. Feronia nigrita).

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