melolonthineadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌmɛlə(ʊ)ˈlɒnθʌɪn/,

/mɛlə(ʊ)ˈlɒnθiːn/, U.S.

/ˌmɛləˈlɑn(t)ˌθaɪn/,

/ˌmɛləˈlɑn(t)ˌθin/

Forms: 1800s melolonthin, 1800s– melolonthine.

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

Etymology: < scientific Latin Melolonthinae, subfamily name (1890 or earlier) < Melolontha Melolontha n. + -inae -inae suffix (compare -ine suffix¹).

Entomology.

A. adj.

Of, relating to, or designating a scarabaeid beetle of the subfamily Melolonthinae, which comprises the cockchafers and related chafers.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Melolonthine, of or pertaining to the group of beetles typified by the genus Melolontha.

1969 Jrnl. Appl. Ecol. 6 237 On the northern tablelands of New South Wales..the predominant species belong to the melolonthine genera Rhopaea and Sericestis.

1991 Jrnl. Austral. Entomol. Soc. 30 89 Thirty sugarcane fields..were sampled for the melolonthine canegrubs.

1998 Nat. Hist. (Nexis) 17 July 8 Arthur V. Evans, director of the Insect Zoo..,lived in South Africa for three years while studying melolonthine scarabs.

B. n.

A chafer (beetle) of the subfamily Melolonthinae.

ΚΠ

1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. at Melolonthinæ Melolonthin(e n.

1911 Encycl. Brit. V. 800/1 In Britain the Melolonthines that are usually noted as injurious are the two species of cockchafer.

1955 Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 24 122 Large beetles, later identified as the melolonthine Amphimallus solstitialis L., were flying over the grass and collecting round the trees.

1999 Austral Jrnl. Entomol. 38 382 The scoliid Campsomeris tasmaniensis..parasitised third instars of the melolonthines Antitrogus parvulus, [etc.].

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

单词	melolonthine
释义	melolonthineadj.n. Brit. /ˌmɛlə(ʊ)ˈlɒnθʌɪn/, /mɛlə(ʊ)ˈlɒnθiːn/, U.S. /ˌmɛləˈlɑn(t)ˌθaɪn/, /ˌmɛləˈlɑn(t)ˌθin/ Forms: 1800s melolonthin, 1800s– melolonthine. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Melolonthinae. Etymology: < scientific Latin Melolonthinae, subfamily name (1890 or earlier) < Melolontha Melolontha n. + -inae -inae suffix (compare -ine suffix¹). Entomology. A. adj. Of, relating to, or designating a scarabaeid beetle of the subfamily Melolonthinae, which comprises the cockchafers and related chafers. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Melolonthine, of or pertaining to the group of beetles typified by the genus Melolontha. 1969 Jrnl. Appl. Ecol. 6 237 On the northern tablelands of New South Wales..the predominant species belong to the melolonthine genera Rhopaea and Sericestis. 1991 Jrnl. Austral. Entomol. Soc. 30 89 Thirty sugarcane fields..were sampled for the melolonthine canegrubs. 1998 Nat. Hist. (Nexis) 17 July 8 Arthur V. Evans, director of the Insect Zoo..,lived in South Africa for three years while studying melolonthine scarabs. B. n. A chafer (beetle) of the subfamily Melolonthinae. ΚΠ 1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. at Melolonthinæ Melolonthin(e n. 1911 Encycl. Brit. V. 800/1 In Britain the Melolonthines that are usually noted as injurious are the two species of cockchafer. 1955 Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 24 122 Large beetles, later identified as the melolonthine Amphimallus solstitialis L., were flying over the grass and collecting round the trees. 1999 Austral Jrnl. Entomol. 38 382 The scoliid Campsomeris tasmaniensis..parasitised third instars of the melolonthines Antitrogus parvulus, [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1890
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