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Meaning of June bug in English:

June bug

(US June beetle)

noun

another term for garden chafer
‘They range from the very short term, like the life cycle of a June bug, which lives only a few days, to the life cycle of a planet, which takes billions of years.’
  • ‘Research shows that bug zappers kill plenty of insects, such as June bugs and moths, but not many mosquitoes.’
  • ‘During a recent evening visit to a friend's house early this spring, I noticed some June bugs flying around the outside porch light.’