Dictionary entry

Melolonthidian

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Mel′o‐lon‐thid″i‐an (mĕl′ō̍‐lŏn‐thĭd″ĭ‐an), n. [Gr. μηλολόνθη the cockchafer.] (Zoöl.) A beetle of the genus Melolontha, and allied genera. See May beetle, under May.