Laelaps

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek λαῖλαψ (laîlaps, “whirlwind”).

Proper noun

Laelaps m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Laelapidae – mites that are ectoparasites of rodents.
  2. (obsolete) Now Dryptosaurus.

English

Proper noun

Laelaps

  1. (Greek mythology) A dog who never failed to catch what he was hunting.

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