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meloid definition

mel·oid (mel′o̵id′)

noun

blister beetle

Etymology: < ModL Meloidae < meloe, oil beetle

adjective

of such beetles

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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