† melolonthiann.adj.
Entomology. Obsolete. rare.
A. n.
A melolonthid chafer (beetle).
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Lamellicornia Scarabaeoidea > family Scarabaeidae > genus Melolontha > member of (cockchafer)
chaferc1000
kafer1599
cockchafer1668
miller1668
May-bug1688
May-beetle1720
oak-web1720
humbuzz1756
May-chafer1766
dor-beetle1774
locust1790
fern-web1796
melolonthian1841
lamellicorn1842
furze-owl1847
rose beetle1856
melolonthid1928
billywitch1933
1841 T. W. Harris Rep. Insects Massachusetts 31 All these Melolonthians are nocturnal insects, never appearing..in the day.
B. adj.
Melolonthid. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [adjective] > of family Scarabaeidae > relating to Melolonthidae
melolonthidan1890
melolonthidian1895
melolonthid1900
melolonthian1906
1906 N.E.D. at Melolontha Melolonthian a.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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n.adj.1841