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Word: Meloid
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century; earliest use found in American Naturalist. From scientific Latin Meloidae, family name from Meloe + -idae
Definition:
A beetle of the family Meloidae, which includes oil beetles and blister beetles.
Variant Forms:
- meloïd
Word: Meloid
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 19th century; earliest use found in American Naturalist. From scientific Latin Meloidae, family name from Meloe + -idae
Definition:
Of or relating to the family Meloidae.
Variant Forms:
- meloïd
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