Melolonthan.

Brit.

/ˌmɛlə(ʊ)ˈlɒnθə/, U.S.

/ˌmɛləˈlɑn(t)θə/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin melolontha.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin melolontha ( U. Aldrovandus De Animalibus Insectis (1602) iv. v. 444; subsequently in scientific Latin as genus name: E. Geoffroy St-Hilaire Hist. abregée des insectes qui se trouvent aux environs de Paris (1762) I. 195) < ancient Greek μηλολόνθη cockchafer, lit. ‘fig sheep’ (because of the tendency of such insects to feed on figs) < μῆλον sheep (see melote n.) + ὄλονθος fruit of the wild fig, a formation in -νθος of unknown origin.

Entomology.

A Eurasian genus of chafers (beetles) which comprises the cockchafers or May bugs; (also melolontha) a beetle of this genus, esp. the common Melolontha melolontha.The genus Melolontha was formerly placed in the family Melolonthidae, now regarded as the subfamily Melolonthinae (family Scarabaeidae).

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Melolontha1706

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Melolontha, the Beetle or May-bug; an Insect.

1817 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. II. xxiii. 349 The root-devourers or tree-chafers (Melolontha, Hoplia, &c.) support themselves..in the air and over the trees.

1839 Penny Cycl. XV. 84/1 In the genus Melolontha the antennæ are ten-jointed.

1911 Encycl. Brit. XIII. 446/1 The insects which hibernate as larvae belong to those species which pass more than one season in that stage, such as..cockchafers (Melolontha).

1957 O. W. Richards & R. G. Davies Imms's Gen. Textbk. Entomol. (ed. 9) i. 78 Thus, the volume of the brain is..only 1/3290th [of the body volume] in Melolontha.

1972 L. E. Chadwick tr. W. Linsenmaier Insects of World 127 Scarab beetles emerging from their place of pupation in the earth (for example, the May beetle Melolontha).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	melolontha
释义	Melolonthan. Brit. /ˌmɛlə(ʊ)ˈlɒnθə/, U.S. /ˌmɛləˈlɑn(t)θə/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin melolontha. Etymology: < post-classical Latin melolontha ( U. Aldrovandus De Animalibus Insectis (1602) iv. v. 444; subsequently in scientific Latin as genus name: E. Geoffroy St-Hilaire Hist. abregée des insectes qui se trouvent aux environs de Paris (1762) I. 195) < ancient Greek μηλολόνθη cockchafer, lit. ‘fig sheep’ (because of the tendency of such insects to feed on figs) < μῆλον sheep (see melote n.) + ὄλονθος fruit of the wild fig, a formation in -νθος of unknown origin. Entomology. A Eurasian genus of chafers (beetles) which comprises the cockchafers or May bugs; (also melolontha) a beetle of this genus, esp. the common Melolontha melolontha.The genus Melolontha was formerly placed in the family Melolonthidae, now regarded as the subfamily Melolonthinae (family Scarabaeidae). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Lamellicornia Scarabaeoidea > family Scarabaeidae > genus Melolontha Melolontha1706 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Melolontha, the Beetle or May-bug; an Insect. 1817 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. II. xxiii. 349 The root-devourers or tree-chafers (Melolontha, Hoplia, &c.) support themselves..in the air and over the trees. 1839 Penny Cycl. XV. 84/1 In the genus Melolontha the antennæ are ten-jointed. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XIII. 446/1 The insects which hibernate as larvae belong to those species which pass more than one season in that stage, such as..cockchafers (Melolontha). 1957 O. W. Richards & R. G. Davies Imms's Gen. Textbk. Entomol. (ed. 9) i. 78 Thus, the volume of the brain is..only 1/3290th [of the body volume] in Melolontha. 1972 L. E. Chadwick tr. W. Linsenmaier Insects of World 127 Scarab beetles emerging from their place of pupation in the earth (for example, the May beetle Melolontha). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1706
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