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tortoise beetle

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  1. tortoise beetle (noun)
  2. argus tortoise beetle (noun)

tortoise beetle

noun

Definition of TORTOISE BEETLE

: any of various chrysomelid beetles (subfamily Cassidinae) with leaf-eating larvae

First Known Use of TORTOISE BEETLE

circa 1711

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