Melolontha
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μηλολόνθη (mēlolónthē, “cockchafer”, literally “fruit destroyer”), from μῆλον (mêlon, “apple, fruit”) and verb ὄλλυμι (óllumi, “destroy”).
Proper noun
Melolontha f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Scarabaeidae – the cockchafer beetles.
Hypernyms
- (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; Lua error in Module:parameters at line 848: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template. - tribe; Lua error in Module:parameters at line 848: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template. - subtribe
References
- Melolontha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Melolontha on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Melolontha on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons