proimsheillean

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)

drone (male) bee (superfamily Apoidea)
beetle (order Coleoptera)

References

Edward Dwelly (1911) “proimsheillean”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN