Blaps

See also: blaps

Translingual

Etymology

Seemingly from Ancient Greek βλάπτω (bláptō, “to disable, to hinder; to harm, to hurt, to injure”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Is a nominal *βλαψ attested?”)

Proper noun

Blaps f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Tenebrionidae – many common darkling beetles.
  2. A taxonomic subgenus within the family Tenebrionidae – Blaps (Blaps).

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