CHRYSOMELID


Meaning of CHRYSOMELID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkri-sə-ˈme-ləd, -ˈmē- ]

noun

Etymology: ultimately from Greek chrysomēlolonthē golden cockchafer

Date: circa 1904

: any of a large family (Chrysomelidae) of small, usually oval and smooth, shining, and brightly colored beetles (as the Colorado potato beetle)

• chrysomelid adjective

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