"Melolontha" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [Translingual]

Etymology: From Ancient Greek μηλολόνθη (mēlolónthē, “cockchafer”, literally “fruit destroyer”), from μῆλον (mêlon, “apple, fruit”) and verb ὄλλυμι (óllumi, “destroy”). Etymology templates: {{der|mul|grc|μηλολόνθη||cockchafer|lit=fruit destroyer}} Ancient Greek μηλολόνθη (mēlolónthē, “cockchafer”, literally “fruit destroyer”), {{m|grc|μῆλον||apple, fruit}} μῆλον (mêlon, “apple, fruit”), {{m|grc|ὄλλυμι||destroy}} ὄλλυμι (óllumi, “destroy”) Head templates: {{head|mul|proper noun|||g=f|g2=|head=Melolontha|nogendercat=1}} Melolontha f
  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Scarabaeidae – the cockchafer beetles. Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Beetles
    Sense id: en-Melolontha-mul-name-l75H6C8g Categories (other): Translingual entries with incorrect language header, Translingual entries with topic categories using raw markup, Taxonomic names (genus) Hypernyms (genus): Eukaryota (english: superkingdom), Animalia (english: kingdom), Bilateria (english: subkingdom), Protostomia (english: infrakingdom), Ecdysozoa (english: superphylum), Arthropoda (english: phylum), Hexapoda (english: subphylum), Insecta [class], Pterygota (english: subclass), Neoptera (english: infraclass), Holometabola (english: superorder), Coleoptera (english: order), Polyphaga (english: suborder), Scarabaeiformia (english: infraorder), Scarabaeoidea (english: superfamily), Scarabaeidae (english: family), Melolonthinae (english: subfamily), Melolonthini (english: tribe), Melolonthina (english: subtribe)

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