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Word: Chrysomelid
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: from modern Latin Chrysomelidae (plural), from Chrysomela (genus name), from Greek khrusomēlon, literally ‘golden apple’, influenced by khrusomēlolonthion ‘little golden chafer’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌkrɪsəˈmɛlɪd
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌkrɪsəˈmiːlɪd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a beetle of a family (Chrysomelidae) that comprises the leaf beetles and their relatives.
Short Definition:beetle of family (Chrysomelidae) that comprises leaf beetles
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