Translingual

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Melanophthalma rhenana

Etymology

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From melano- (black) +‎ Ancient Greek ὀφθᾰλμός m (ophthalmós, eye) +‎ -a f, literally black-eye(d). Coined by Russian entomologist Victor Motschulsky in 1866.

Proper noun

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Melanophthalma f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Latridiidae – certain latridiid beetles.
  2. A taxonomic subgenus within the genus Melanophthalma – certain latridiid beetles.
    Synonym: Melanophthalma (Melanophthalma)

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