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Phyllophaga
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Translingual
thumb|250px|Phyllophaga sp.
Etymology
mul :af grc:φῠ́λλον grc:-φᾰ́γος grc:-η 1
mul grc φῠ́λλον leaf -φᾰ́γος eating -η feminine suffix.
Cognate with el φυλλοφάγος leaf-eating.
Proper noun
1 f
genus family Scarabaeidae a group of scarab beetles, June bugs and May beetles
mul obsolete suborder order Pilosa junior synonym of Folivora suborder (sloths)
Hypernyms
genus ; Melolonthinae subfamily subfamily; Melolonthini tribe tribe
Hyponyms
genus Phyllophaga (Chirodines) subgenus, Phyllophaga (Chlaenobia) subgenus, Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) subgenus, Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) subgenus, Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) subgenus, Phyllophaga (Phytalus) subgenus, Phyllophaga (Tostegoptera) subgenus, Phyllophaga (Triodonyx) subgenus subgenera
Further reading
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mul Scarabaeoids