mel|oid

mel|oid
mel|oid «MEHL oyd», noun, adjective.
–n.
any beetle of a family that includes the blister beetles.
–adj.
of or like these beetles.
╂[< New Latin Meloïdae the family name < Meloē the typical genus; origin uncertain]

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