Dorcadion

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Translingual

Dorcadion lineatocolle.

Etymology

    Borrowed from Ancient Greek δορκάδιον (dorkádion, “silver ornament in the shape of a deer”). From Ancient Greek δορκᾰ́ς (dorkắs, “roe, gazelle, antelope”) +‎ Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon, diminutive suffix).

    Coined by Swedish physician and naturalist Johan Wilhelm Dalman in 1817.

    Proper noun

    Dorcadion n

    1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cerambycidae – certain longhorn beetles.
    2. A taxonomic subgenus within the family Cerambycidae – Dorcadion (Dorcadion).

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • → Arabic: دُرْقَدْيُون (durqadyūn)

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