meloid
meloid noun: any beetle of the taxonomic family Meloidae; a blister beetle.
Noun
meloid (plural meloids)
- Any beetle of the taxonomic family Meloidae; a blister beetle.
- Cantharidin is sometimes referred to as Spanish fly because of its derivation from adults of the large meloid Lytta vesicatoria that is commonly found in Spain; it is a potent vesicant with a putative function as an aphrodisiac.1981, Murry Blum, Chemical Defenses of Arthropods, page 20
- Meloids are herbivorous as adults, and their larvae are parasites of bees or eat grasshopper eggs.2002, Frank N. Young, Jr.; Gene Kritsky, A Survey of Entomology, page 200
Forms of meloid
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Questions about meloid
- What does meloid mean?
- Meloid means any beetle of the taxonomic family Meloidae; a blister beetle.
- What part of speech is meloid?
- Meloid is a noun.
- What is the plural of meloid?
- The plural of meloid is meloids.
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