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potato bug

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Noun

  1. A Jerusalem cricket, any of various insects of the genus Stenopelmatus.
  2. A woodlouse, any of various terrestrial crustaceans of suborder Oniscidea.
  3. Any of various insects that feed on or harm potato plants.
  4. Any of various insects that feed on or harm potato plants: A striped blister beetle or old-fashioned potato bug (Epicauta vittata).
  5. Any of various insects that feed on or harm potato plants: A Colorado beetle or Colorado potato bug (Leptinotarsa decemlineata).

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