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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A name of a small beetle, Haltica consobrina, of the family Halticidæ, the larvæ of which infest cabbages.
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The cabbage-fly, father-long-legs, the millipedes, the blue cabbage-fly, brassy cabbage-flea, and two or three other insect enemies are mentioned by McIntosh as infesting the cabbage fields of
Cabbages and Cauliflowers: How to Grow Them A Practical Treatise, Giving Full Details On Every Point, Including Keeping And Marketing The Crop James John Howard Gregory 1868
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