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English
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek Εὐμολπίδης (Eumolpídēs), said to be after an ancestor named Εὔμολπος (Eúmolpos), though perhaps instead from εὔμολπος (eúmolpos, “sweetly singing”) from εὐ- (eu-, “good, well”) + μέλπω (mélpō, “celebrate with song and dance”).
Noun
eumolpid (plural eumolpids or eumolpidae)
- a member of the hereditary priesthood of the Eleusinian Mysteries in Ancient Greece
Etymology 2
From the family name Eumolpidae, which was named after the type genus, Eumolpus.
Noun
eumolpid (plural eumolpids)
- (zoology) Any beetle in the chrysomelid subfamily Eumolpinae.