Melolontha
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Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek μηλολόνθη (mēlolónthē, “cockchafer”, literally “fruit destroyer”), from μῆλον (mêlon, “apple, fruit”) and verb ὄλλυμι (óllumi, “destroy”).
Proper noun
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- A taxonomic genus within the family Scarabaeidae – the cockchafer beetles.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Coleoptera – order; Polyphaga – suborder; Scarabaeiformia – infraorder; Scarabaeoidea – superfamily; Scarabaeidae – family; Melolonthinae - subfamily; Melolonthini - tribe; Melolonthina - subtribe
References
[edit]Melolontha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Melolontha on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Melolontha on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons