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Melanophila

noun
Mel·​a·​noph·​i·​la | \ ˌmeləˈnäfələ\

Definition of Melanophila

: a genus of buprestid beetles that includes several destructive borers of forest trees

History and Etymology for Melanophila

New Latin, from melan- + -phila

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