Humorolethalis

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Translingual

Etymology

From Late Latin humorōsus (wet) +‎ Latin lēthālis (dead, lethal), in reference to Marvel superhero Deadpool. Also chosen for its similarity to the phrase lethal humor.

Proper noun

Humorolethalis n

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Asilidae – robber flies.
    • 2020 July 29, Jessie Yeung, “Australia names new species after Deadpool, Thor, and other Marvel favorites”, in CNN (in English):
      “We chose the name Humorolethalis sergius (for Deadpool). It sounds like lethal humor and is derived from the Latin words humorosus, meaning wet or moist, and lethalis meaning dead,” said CSIRO entomologist Dr. Bryan Lessard in a statement on Wednesday.