melolonta

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Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μῆλολόνθῆ (mêlolónthê, literally “fruit destroyer”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /me.loˈlon.ta/
  • Rhymes: -onta
  • Hyphenation: me‧lo‧lón‧ta

Noun

melolonta f (plural melolonte)

  1. cockchafer (of genus Melolontha)
    Synonym: (more common) maggiolino

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: me‧lo‧lon‧ta

Noun

melolonta f (plural melolontas)

  1. cockchafer (beetle of genus Melolontha)

Spanish

Noun

melolonta f (plural melolontas)

  1. cockchafer

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