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meloid, n. and a.|ˈmɛlɔɪd|
[ad. mod.L. Meloïdæ, f. Meloē: see meloe.]
a. n. Any member of the family Meloidæ of parasitic insects.
b. adj. Pertaining to the Meloidæ.
1878Riley in Amer. Naturalist XII. 218 A very interesting and anomalous Meloid (Hornia minutipennis Riley). Ibid. 290 What is known of the Larval Habits of other Meloid genera. 1881Cassell's Nat. Hist. V. 339 Another parasitic Meloïd..infesting the cells of Mason Bees. |