Anomala

noun

Anom·​a·​la

əˈnämələ

: a genus of beetles (family Scarabaeidae) having grubs that feed mainly on the roots of plants and including several pests of cultivated grasses see oriental beetle

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Late Latin, feminine of anomalus anomalous

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined above

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