имя существительное [зоология]; то же, что и June beetle хрущ (особенно пёстрый или мраморный хрущ, хрущ июльский) Синоним(ы): cockchafer, May bug
noun Usage: often capitalized J any of numerous rather large leaf-eating scarab beetles (subfamily Melolonthinae) that fly chiefly in late spring and have larvae that are white grubs which live in soil and feed chiefly on the roots of grasses and other plants — called also june beetle