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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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