cucumber beetle
noun
any leaf beetle of the genus Diabrotica and related genera that feeds on cucumbers and other plants of the gourd family and is a vector of cucurbit wilt.
Origin of cucumber beetle
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
Words nearby cucumber beetle
cuckooflower,
cuckoopint,
cuculiform,
cucullate,
cucumber,
cucumber beetle,
cucumber mosaic,
cucumber root,
cucumber tree,
cucurbit,
cucurbit wilt