potato bug

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Noun

potato bug (plural potato bugs)

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

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