melolonthidadj.n.
/ˌmɛlə(ʊ)ˈlɒnθɪd/, U.S. /ˌmɛləˈlɑn(t)θɪd/ Entomology.
A. adj.
Of, relating to, or designating a chafer (beetle) of the family Melolonthidae (now regarded as the subfamily Melolonthinae, family Scarabaeidae). Cf. Melolontha n.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [adjective] > of family Scarabaeidae > relating to Melolonthidae
melolonthidan1890
melolonthidian1895
melolonthid1900
melolonthian1906
1900 Ibis Apr. 240 A single melolonthid beetle.
1913 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 12 425 (title) Synopsis of the Melolonthid Genus Ancistrosoma with descriptions of new species and an allied new genus.
1973 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 183 176 Erect images have been described behind eye slices of melolonthid beetles.
1983 New Entomologist 32 43 (title) A new melolonthid beetle of the genus Apogonia from Japan.
B. n.
A chafer (beetle) of the family Melolonthidae.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Lamellicornia Scarabaeoidea > family Scarabaeidae > genus Melolontha > member of (cockchafer)
chaferc1000
kafer1599
cockchafer1668
miller1668
May-bug1688
May-beetle1720
oak-web1720
humbuzz1756
May-chafer1766
dor-beetle1774
locust1790
fern-web1796
melolonthian1841
lamellicorn1842
furze-owl1847
rose beetle1856
melolonthid1928
billywitch1933
1928 Funk & Wagnalls New Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. at Melolonthidæ Melolonthid a. & n.
1950 Amer. Naturalist 84 184 The black beetle is Ligyrus chalepus, and the yellow belongs to the genus Ancylonycha, both belong to the family of the Dynastids or Melolonthids.
1993 Zhonghua Kunchong 13 347 A new subspecies of melolonthid, Cyphochilus crataceus taipeiensis..is described from Taiwan.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.n.1900