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

Lexicographical Neighbors of Melolontha Melolontha

Melkite
Melkonian
Melkonyan
Mellaril
Mellissa
Mellivora
Mellivora capensis
Mellon
Melnick-Needles syndrome
Melocactus
Melodie
Melody
Melogale
Meloidae
Melolontha
Melolontha melolontha
Melolonthidae
Melony
Melophagus
Melophagus ovinus
Melopsittacus
Melopsittacus undulatus
Melospiza
Melospiza georgiana
Melospiza melodia
Melpomene
Melpomenean
Meltzer's law
Meltzer-Lyon test
Melungeon

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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