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Definition of Melolontha melolontha
1. Noun. Any of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult.
Exact synonyms: Cockchafer, May Beetle, May Bug
Generic synonyms: Melolonthid Beetle
Group relationships: Genus Melolontha, Melolontha
Generic synonyms: Melolonthid Beetle
Group relationships: Genus Melolontha, Melolontha
Lexicographical Neighbors of Melolontha Melolontha
Literary usage of Melolontha melolontha
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Review of Applied Entomology by Commonwealth Institute of Entomology, Imperial Bureau of Entomology (1916)
"... and ornamental flowering plants, Melolontha melolontha, L., injuring young
oaks and chestnuts, ..."
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