Aphrodisium

Translingual

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίσιον (Aphrodísion). Coined by U.S. entomologist James Livingston Thomson in 1864.

Proper noun

Aphrodisium n

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cerambycidae – various round-necked longhorn beetles.
  2. A taxonomic subgenus within the family Cerambycidae – Aphrodisium (Aphrodisium).

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English

Proper noun

Aphrodisium

  1. Any of various ancient cities associated with Aphrodite.
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