Cockchafer
101melolonthid — [mel΄ō län′thid΄] n. [< Gr mēlolonthē, cockchafer + ID] any of various scarab beetles whose larvae feed chiefly on roots, including the cockchafers and June bugs adj. of these beetles …
102dor — a cockchafer. W …
103genus Melolontha — noun a genus of Melolonthidae • Syn: ↑Melolontha • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Melolonthidae, ↑subfamily Melolonthidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ …
104May — n. 1 the fifth month of the year. 2 (may) the hawthorn or its blossom. 3 poet. bloom, prime. Phrases and idioms: may apple an American herbaceous plant, Podophyllum peltatum, bearing a yellow egg shaped fruit in May. May bug a cockchafer. May Day …
105may — n. 1 the fifth month of the year. 2 (may) the hawthorn or its blossom. 3 poet. bloom, prime. Phrases and idioms: may apple an American herbaceous plant, Podophyllum peltatum, bearing a yellow egg shaped fruit in May. May bug a cockchafer. May Day …
106May beetle — noun 1. any of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult • Syn: ↑cockchafer, ↑May bug, ↑Melolontha melolontha • Hypernyms: ↑melolonthid beetle • Member Holonyms: ↑Melolontha, ↑ …
107Melolontha — noun a genus of Melolonthidae • Syn: ↑genus Melolontha • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Melolonthidae, ↑subfamily Melolonthidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ …
108Melolontha melolontha — noun any of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult • Syn: ↑cockchafer, ↑May bug, ↑May beetle • Hypernyms: ↑melolonthid beetle • Member Holonyms: ↑Melolontha, ↑ …
109melolonthid beetle — noun any of various beetles of the family (or subfamily) Melolonthidae • Hypernyms: ↑scarabaeid beetle, ↑scarabaeid, ↑scarabaean • Hyponyms: ↑cockchafer, ↑May bug, ↑May beetle, ↑ …
110scarabaeid — n. any beetle of the family Scarabaeidae, including the dung beetle, cockchafer, etc. Etymology: mod.L Scarabaeidae (as SCARAB) …
