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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of beetles of the family Chrysomelidæ. They are almost exclusively South American, there being over 200 such species, as against one in North America. M. compersa is a South American species with peaked elytra, of a blackish-green color punctured with velvety black spots, and burnished with six larger golden-haired spots.

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