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meloe
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Meloe \Mel"o*e\, [ NL., fr. Gr. ? to probe a wound.] (Zool.)
A genus of beetles without wings, but having short oval
elytra; the oil beetles. These beetles are sometimes used
instead of cantharides for raising blisters. See {Oil
beetle}, under Oil.
[1913 Webster]
