/ Thesaurus / M Synonyms of may bug Find synonyms for: Noun1. cockchafer, May bug, May beetle, Melolontha melolontha, melolonthid beetleusage: any of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult2. June beetle, June bug, May bug, May beetle, scarabaeid beetle, scarabaeid, scarabaeanusage: any of various large usually brown North American leaf-eating beetles common in late spring; the larvae feed on roots of grasses etc.WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: cautious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language