Acanthoscelides

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Translingual[edit]

Acanthoscelides obtectus

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, thorn) + Ancient Greek σκέλος (skélos, leg) +‎ -ides.[1]

Proper noun[edit]

Acanthoscelides m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Chrysomelidae – weevils including the bean weevil.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN)