Definition of Erotylidae
:a family of elongate oval hairy beetles having larvae that live in fungi or bore in higher plants
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Erotylidae
plural noun
Er·o·tyl·i·dae
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ˌerəˈtiləˌdē
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Origin and Etymology of erotylidae
New Latin, from Erotylus, type genus (from Greek erōtylos darling, sweetheart, from erōt-, erōs sexual love) + -idae
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