Meanings
adjectivemelolonthine (comparative more melolonthine, superlative most melolonthine)
comparative more melolonthine · superlative most melolonthine
- biologyBelonging to the Melolonthinae, a subfamily of scarabs.
nounmelolonthine (plural melolonthines)
plural melolonthines
- Any scarab of the subfamily Melolonthinae.
Origin
- translingualMelolonthinae
- Englishmelolonthine
Borrowed from translingual Melolonthinae.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan melolontin
- melolontinbeetle of the Melolonthinae
French mélolonthiné
- mélolonthinébeetle of the Melolonthinae
Italian maggiolino
- maggiolinobeetle of the Melolonthinae
Russian хрущ
- хрущ (xrušč)beetle of the Melolonthinae
Spanish melolontino
- melolontinobeetle of the Melolonthinae
Ukrainian хрущ
- хрущ (xrušč)beetle of the Melolonthinae
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APA
melolonthine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melolonthine
MLA
“melolonthine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melolonthine. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “melolonthine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melolonthine.
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