Serica
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Etymology
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Proper noun
Serica f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Scarabaeidae – certain junebugs and May beetles.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Coleoptera - order; Polyphaga - suborder; Scarabaeiformia - infraorder; Scarabaeoidea - superfamily; Scarabaeidae - family; Melolonthinae - subfamily; Sericini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Serica brunnea - type species
References
Serica (beetle) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Serica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Serica on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Etymology
From Latin Serica, from Ancient Greek Σηρικά (Sēriká), from Σῆρες (Sêres, “Seres”) + -ική (-ikḗ), from σήρ (sḗr, “silkworm”), likely ultimately from Old Chinese 絲 (*sə, “silk”).
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Proper noun
Serica
- (historical) An ancient empire in East Asia, North China reached overland as opposed to the Sinae, the South Chinese reached by sea.
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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σηρικά (Sēriká), from Σῆρες (Sêres, “Seres”) + -ική (-ikḗ), from σήρ (sḗr, “silkworm”), likely ultimately from Old Chinese 絲 (*sə, “silk”). Equivalent to Sērēs + -ica.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈseː.ri.ka/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈse.ri.ka/,
Proper noun
Sērica f sg (genitive Sēricae); first declension
- (historical) Serica, Cathay (an ancient empire in East Asia), North China reached overland as opposed to Sinae, the South Chinese reached by sea.
- (New Latin) China (a country in East Asia).
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Sērica |
| Genitive | Sēricae |
| Dative | Sēricae |
| Accusative | Sēricam |
| Ablative | Sēricā |
| Vocative | Sērica |
Synonyms
- Res Publica Popularis Sinarum (sometimes disputed); Res Publica Sinarum (chiefly historical); Taivania (uncommon, disputed)
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- English: Serica