MELITTIA


Meaning of MELITTIA in English

mə̇ˈlid.ēə noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek melitta, melissa bee + New Latin -ia

: a large genus of chiefly tropical clearwings (family Aegeriidae) including some that mimic wasps — see squash borer

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