used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The full grown insect is short and thick with a hard shell, striped with yellow and black.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading As the name would imply it came originally from Colorado but is common now all over the country.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The full grown insect is short and thick with a hard shell, striped with yellow and black.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The grubs, on the other hand, are soft and red or orange with black spots.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the name would imply it came originally from Colorado but is common now all over the country.
BEETLEnounUS /ˈbiːtəl/
insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
From this reading THE COLORADO POTATO BEETLE This is one of the worst pests of the potato.
beetlesnounUS /ˈbiːtəlz/
plural of “beetle” — insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
From this reading Both the grubs and the beetles feed on potatoes and often completely strip them of their leaves.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The full grown insect is short and thick with a hard shell, striped with yellow and black.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both the grubs and the beetles feed on potatoes and often completely strip them of their leaves.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As the name would imply it came originally from Colorado but is common now all over the country.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As the name would imply it came originally from Colorado but is common now all over the country.
COLORADOnounUS /ˌkɑːlərˈɑːdoʊ/
a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains
From this reading THE COLORADO POTATO BEETLE This is one of the worst pests of the potato.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading As the name would imply it came originally from Colorado but is common now all over the country.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Both the grubs and the beetles feed on potatoes and often completely strip them of their leaves.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading As the name would imply it came originally from Colorado but is common now all over the country.
provide as food
From this reading Both the grubs and the beetles feed on potatoes and often completely strip them of their leaves.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As the name would imply it came originally from Colorado but is common now all over the country.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The full grown insect is short and thick with a hard shell, striped with yellow and black.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading The full grown insect is short and thick with a hard shell, striped with yellow and black.
grubsnounUS /ɡrʌbz/
plural of “grub” — informal terms for a meal
From this reading The grubs, on the other hand, are soft and red or orange with black spots.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The grubs, on the other hand, are soft and red or orange with black spots.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The full grown insect is short and thick with a hard shell, striped with yellow and black.
implyverbUS /ˌɪmˈplaɪ/
express or state indirectly
From this reading As the name would imply it came originally from Colorado but is common now all over the country.
insectnounUS /ˈɪnsekt/
small air-breathing arthropod
From this reading The full grown insect is short and thick with a hard shell, striped with yellow and black.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE COLORADO POTATO BEETLE This is one of the worst pests of the potato.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As the name would imply it came originally from Colorado but is common now all over the country.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Both the grubs and the beetles feed on potatoes and often completely strip them of their leaves.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading As the name would imply it came originally from Colorado but is common now all over the country.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading As the name would imply it came originally from Colorado but is common now all over the country.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COLORADO POTATO BEETLE This is one of the worst pests of the potato.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Both the grubs and the beetles feed on potatoes and often completely strip them of their leaves.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The grubs, on the other hand, are soft and red or orange with black spots.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE COLORADO POTATO BEETLE This is one of the worst pests of the potato.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The grubs, on the other hand, are soft and red or orange with black spots.
orangenounUS /ˈɔːrəndʒ/
round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading The grubs, on the other hand, are soft and red or orange with black spots.
originallyadverbUS /ərˈɪdʒənəli/
in an original manner
From this reading As the name would imply it came originally from Colorado but is common now all over the country.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The grubs, on the other hand, are soft and red or orange with black spots.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading As the name would imply it came originally from Colorado but is common now all over the country.
pestsnounUS /pests/
plural of “pest” — a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
From this reading THE COLORADO POTATO BEETLE This is one of the worst pests of the potato.
POTATOnounUS /pəˈteɪtoʊ/
an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading THE COLORADO POTATO BEETLE This is one of the worst pests of the potato.
potatoesnounUS /pəˈteɪtoʊz/
plural of “potato” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading Both the grubs and the beetles feed on potatoes and often completely strip them of their leaves.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The grubs, on the other hand, are soft and red or orange with black spots.
shellnounUS /ʃel/
ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
From this reading The full grown insect is short and thick with a hard shell, striped with yellow and black.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading The full grown insect is short and thick with a hard shell, striped with yellow and black.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading The grubs, on the other hand, are soft and red or orange with black spots.
spotsnounUS /spɑːts/
spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
From this reading The grubs, on the other hand, are soft and red or orange with black spots.
stripverbUS /strɪp/
take away possessions from someone
From this reading Both the grubs and the beetles feed on potatoes and often completely strip them of their leaves.
stripedadjectiveUS /straɪpt/
marked or decorated with stripes
From this reading The full grown insect is short and thick with a hard shell, striped with yellow and black.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COLORADO POTATO BEETLE This is one of the worst pests of the potato.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Both the grubs and the beetles feed on potatoes and often completely strip them of their leaves.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Both the grubs and the beetles feed on potatoes and often completely strip them of their leaves.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading The full grown insect is short and thick with a hard shell, striped with yellow and black.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE COLORADO POTATO BEETLE This is one of the worst pests of the potato.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The full grown insect is short and thick with a hard shell, striped with yellow and black.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading THE COLORADO POTATO BEETLE This is one of the worst pests of the potato.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As the name would imply it came originally from Colorado but is common now all over the country.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading The full grown insect is short and thick with a hard shell, striped with yellow and black.
