- meloid
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meloid — n. (Zool.) A beetle belongoing to the family {Meloidae}. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
meloid — [mel′oid΄] n. [< ModL Meloidae < meloe, oil beetle] BLISTER BEETLE adj. of such beetles … English World dictionary
meloid — /mel oyd/, n. 1. a beetle of the family Meloidae, comprising the blister beetles. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to the family Meloidae. [1875 80; < NL Meloidae name of the family, equiv. to Melo(e) type genus + idae ID2] * * * … Universalium
meloid — /ˈmɛlɔɪd/ (say meloyd) noun 1. → blister beetle. –adjective 2. of or relating to a blister beetle. {New Latin Meloïdae the typical genus, from meloē beetle} …
meloid — noun beetle that produces a secretion that blisters the skin • Syn: ↑blister beetle • Hypernyms: ↑beetle • Hyponyms: ↑oil beetle, ↑Spanish fly • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Blister beetle — Blister beetles Lytta aenea [1] Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Entomophagous parasite — Entomophagous parasites (coined from Greek entomon insect and Gk. phagos eater of ) are insects that are parasitic on other insects. Explanation Nearly all insects are attacked by one or more insect parasites. This parasitic mode of life is in… … Wikipedia
coarctate larva — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) 1. A larva similar to the dipteran puparium in which the skin of the preceding instar is not completely shed, being attached to the caudal end of the body. 2. The sixth instar of a meloid larva with the fifth exuvium… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
blisterbeetle — blister beetle n. Any of various soft bodied beetles of the family Meloidae, such as the cantharis, that secrete a substance capable of blistering the skin. Also called meloid. * * * … Universalium
Colletes hederae — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
