melolonthid

melolonthid Definition

melo·lon·thid (mel′ō län′t̸hid′)

noun

any of various scarab beetles whose larvae feed chiefly on roots, including the cockchafers and June bugs

Etymology: < Gr mēlolonthē, cockchafer + -id

adjective

of these beetles

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