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melolonthid

melolonthid noun: any beetle of the subfamily Melolonthinae.

melolonthid: any beetle of the subfamily Melolonthinae
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Noun

melolonthid (plural melolonthids)

  1. Any beetle of the subfamily Melolonthinae.
    • In wetter periods Scarabaeidae dominated light trap catches, particularsubly rutelids and melolonthids.2003, Koen Martens, Aquatic Biodiversity: A Celebratory Volume in Honour of Henri J. Dumont

Forms of melolonthid

pluralmelolonthids

Questions about melolonthid

What does melolonthid mean?
Melolonthid means any beetle of the subfamily Melolonthinae.
What part of speech is melolonthid?
Melolonthid is a noun.
What is the plural of melolonthid?
The plural of melolonthid is melolonthids.

Words near melolonthid in the dictionary

  1. melographs
  2. meloid
  3. meloids
  4. melolagnia
  5. melology
  6. melolonthid
  7. melolonthids
  8. melolonthine
  9. melomakarona
  10. melomakarono
  11. melomakaronos

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