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tortoise beetle
tor·toise bee·tle (plural tor·toise bee·tles)


noun 
Definition:
 
flat-bodied beetle: a brightly colored beetle that has a flat rounded body and whose larvae eat leaves. Subfamily Cassidinae.
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