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Definition of: Melolonthinae
(mel′ə·lon·thī′nē) noun plural
A subfamily of beetles (family Scarabaeidae) including the cockchafers and June beetles. [<NL <Gk. mēlolonthē cockchafer]
—mel′o·lon′thine (-thīn, -thin) adjective & noun
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