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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin staphylīnus and Ancient Greek στᾰφῠλῖνος (stăphŭlînos, “carrot, grapevine, some kind of insect”), from σταφυλή (staphulḗ, “grape bunch”).
Proper noun
Staphylinus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Staphylinidae – certain rove beetles, of Europe.
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