(n)common North American beetle: larvae feed on roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. rose bushes or apple trees or grape vines, Syn.rose bug, Macrodactylus subspinosus
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n. [ Gr. makroda`ktylos long-fingered; makro`s long + da`ktylos finger: cf. F. macrodactyle. ] (Zool.) One of a group of wading birds (Macrodactyli) having very long toes. [ Written also macrodactyle. ] [ 1913 Webster ]