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[edit]
Melolontha f
- 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 
Melolontha on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
