Pseudomorpha

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Translingual

Pseudomorpha vandykei in Walker Canyon, Arizona, USA.

Etymology

From pseudo- (“false”) +‎ -morpha f (“shape”), literally “false shape”, from Ancient Greek ψευδής m or f (pseudḗs, “false, lying”) and Ancient Greek μορφή f (morphḗ, “shape, form”). Cognate with English pseudomorph.

Proper noun

Pseudomorpha f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the tribe Pseudomorphini – various ground beetles, notable for the distinctly oval shape of their bodies.
  2. A taxonomic subgenus within the genus Pseudomorpha.

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