Terms vs Meloid - What's the difference?
terms | meloid |
(zoology) Any beetle of the taxonomic family ; a blister beetle.
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* 2009 , "Coleoptera", entry in Vincent H. Resh, Ring T. Cardé (editors), Encyclopedia of Insects ,
As nouns the difference between terms and meloid
is that terms is while meloid is (zoology) any beetle of the taxonomic family ; a blister beetle.meloid
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(en noun)page 20,
- Cantharidin is sometimes referred to as Spanish fly because of its derivation from adults of the large meloid Lytta vesicatoria that is commonly found in Spain; it is a potent vesicant with a putative function as an aphrodisiac.
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- Meloids are herbivorous as adults, and their larvae are parasites of bees or eat grasshopper eggs.
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- Cantharidin is also a potent blistering agent.Individual meloids may contain as much as 17 milligrams of cantharidin, or 10% of live weight.
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- Although meloids' are known to produce cantharidin, transfer of this compound during ' meloid mating has not been documented.