Italian

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Etymology

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Literally, common caterpillar hunter.

Noun

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calosoma comune m (plural calosomi comuni)

  1. forest caterpillar hunter (the ground beetle Calosoma sycophanta)
    Synonyms: calosoma verde, sicofante
    Hypernym: calosoma

References

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  • sicofante in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana