genus Melolontha

genus Melolontha
noun
a genus of Melolonthidae
Syn: ↑Melolontha
Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Melolonthidae, ↑subfamily Melolonthidae
Member Meronyms: ↑cockchafer, ↑May bug, ↑May beetle, ↑Melolontha melolontha

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  • Melolontha — noun a genus of Melolonthidae • Syn: ↑genus Melolontha • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Melolonthidae, ↑subfamily Melolonthidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Melolontha 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, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Melolontha vulgaris — Cockchafer Cock chaf er, n. [See {Chafer} the beetle.] (Zo[ o]l.) A beetle of the genus {Melolontha} (esp. {Melolontha vulgaris}) and allied genera; called also {May bug}, {chafer}, or {dorbeetle}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • arthropod genus — noun a genus of arthropods • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Phalangium, ↑genus Phalangium, ↑Chelifer, ↑genus Chelifer, ↑Mastigoproctus, ↑genus Mastigoproctus, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Cockchafer — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia

  • May 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, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • May bug — noun 1. any of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult • Syn: ↑cockchafer, ↑May beetle, ↑Melolontha melolontha • Hypernyms: ↑melolonthid beetle • Member Holonyms: ↑Melolontha, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Melolonthidae — noun considered a separate family in some classification systems • Syn: ↑subfamily Melolonthidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Scarabaeidae, ↑family Scarabaeidae • …   Useful english dictionary

  • subfamily Melolonthidae — noun considered a separate family in some classification systems • Syn: ↑Melolonthidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Scarabaeidae, ↑family Scarabaeidae • Member Meronyms …   Useful english dictionary

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