meloid

[ mel-oid ]

noun

1. a beetle of the family Meloidae, comprising the blister beetles.

adjective

1. belonging or pertaining to the family Meloidae.

meloid

/ ˈmɛlɔɪd /

noun

1. any long-legged beetle of the family Meloidae, which includes the blister beetles and oil beetles

adjective

1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Meloidae

Word History and Origins

Origin of meloid¹

1875–80; < New Latin Meloidae name of the family, equivalent to Melo ( ē ) type genus + -idae -id ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of meloid¹

C19: from New Latin Meloē name of genus

Example Sentences

Carabidoid: applied to the second stage of a meloid larva, when it resembles that of a Carabid.

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Scarabidoid: applied to that stage of a meloid larva in which it resembles a white grub or Scarabid larva.

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I was therefore firmly convinced that the parasite of the Mantis-hunters could only be a Meloid.

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And behold, the law of the Meloid has to be struck off the statutes, a fate common to many others, as this chapter will prove.

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No one, as far as I am aware, had as yet suspected the true parasitism of a carnivorous Meloid.

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