Bomburia
Translingual
editEtymology 1
editNamed after Old Norse Bombur, a dwarf in Norse mythology.
Proper noun
editBomburia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Pteromalidae – a parasitoid wasp.
Etymology 2
editNamed by Leigh Van Valen after the character Bombur in Tolkien's legendarium, named in turn after the dwarf in Norse mythology. The genus was renamed due to the wasp having been named first.
Proper noun
editBomburia
- Obsolete form of Bomburodon.