Cockchafer
121chrys|o|mel|id — «KRIHS uh MEHL ihd», noun. = leaf beetle. (Cf. ↑leaf beetle) ╂[< New Latin Chrysomelidae the family name < Greek chr ós gold + mēlolónthē cockchafer] …
122la|mel|li|corn — «luh MEHL uh krn», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of a group of beetles having antennae ending in flattened segments. 2. ending in flattened sments: »lamellicorn antennae. –n. a cockchafer, dung beetle, scarab, Japanese beetle, or other beetle whose… …
123mel|o|lon|thine — «MEHL uh LON thyn, thihn», adjective, noun. –adj. of or having to do with a subfamily of beetles, including the June bugs and chafers. –n. a melolonthine beetle. ╂[< New Latin Melolontha the typical genus (< Greek mēlolónthē cockchafer) +… …
