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Definition of: Meloidae
(mə·lō′ə·dē) noun plural
A family of coleopterous insects with plump cylindrical bodies; the blister beetles. [<NL <meloē oil beetle; ult. origin unknown]
—mel·oid (mel′·oid) adjective & noun
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