ˌmeləˈlän(t)thəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Melolontha, type genus (from Greek mēlolonthē cockchafer) + -idae
: a family of beetles closely related to and often included as a subfamily of Scarabaeidae — see cockchafer
• mel·o·lon·thine | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|län(t)thə̇n adjective