"melyrid" meaning in All languages combined

See melyrid on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: melyrids [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} melyrid (plural melyrids)
  1. (zoology) Any beetle in the family Melyridae, the soft-winged flower beetles. Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Beetles

Inflected forms

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