proimsheillean

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Scottish Gaelic

Proimsheillean air iteal
Drone bee in flight
Proimsheillean (Chrysochus auratus)
Beetle
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Noun

proimsheillean m (genitive singular proimsheillein, plural proimsheilleanan)

  1. drone (male) bee (superfamily Apoidea)
  2. beetle (order Coleoptera)

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References

Edward Dwelly (1911) “proimsheillean”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN

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