Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to the Meloidæ, or having their characters.
- noun Any member of the family Meloidæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zool.) A beetle belongoing to the family
Meloidae .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun zoology Any member of the Meloidae.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun beetle that produces a secretion that blisters the skin
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From New Latin Meloidae, family name, from Meloē, type genus.]
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Examples
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Carabidoid: applied to the second stage of a meloid larva, when it resembles that of a Carabid.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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Cantharidin: the substance that gives the meloid beetles their blistering power composition, C10H12O4 (von Furth).
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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