'Meloe' definitions:
Definition of 'Meloe'
From: GCIDE
- 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]