Macronychus

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Translingual

Macronychus quadrituberculatus.

Etymology

macro- (“large”, from Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós, “long”)) +‎ Ancient Greek ὄνῠχος (ónŭkhos, genitive of Ancient Greek ὄνῠξ (ónŭx, “claw, talon”)), due to the length of the limbs of species in this genus.

Proper noun

Macronychus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Elmidae – certain riffle beetles.

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