Meloidae
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Meloe + -idae. Meloe is of obscure origin, appearing as melloes in the writings of Paracelsus; possibly from Ancient Greek μέλω (mélō, “to probe a wound, care for”), or an alteration of Latin molestus, referring to liquid released from the joints when molested.
Proper noun[edit]
Meloidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – blister beetles.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (family): 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; Cucujiformia - infraorder; Tenebrionoidea - superfamily
Hyponyms[edit]
- (family): Eleticinae, Meloinae, Nemognathinae, Tetraonycinae - subfamilies
References[edit]
Meloidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Meloidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Meloidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Meloidae at BugGuide
- Richard E. White: Peterson Field Guides: Beetles (Houghton Mifflin Company, 1983 ISBN: 0-395-33953-7)
