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[From Gr. a, priv., and phlogizo, to burn.] Flamele . A. Lamp . See DAVY SAFETY-LAMP Apho'dide, or APHODIADE, n . pl . ( Zool .) A fam. of minute Lamellicorn beetles extremely abundant in temperate countries during the spring months, swarming in the dung of the larger herbivorcus animals. They are nearly allied to the Scarabæidæ, but the body is more elongated.