Meanings
nouncantharoid (plural cantharoids)
plural cantharoids
- Any member of the former superfamily Cantharoidea (now Elateroidea) of beetles.
Origin
Clipping of taxonomic name Cantharoidea.
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APA
cantharoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cantharoid
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“cantharoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cantharoid. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cantharoid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cantharoid.
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