Galeruca

Translingual

Etymology

By surface analysis, Latin galērum (“helmet; cap, hat”) +‎ Latin -ūca (feminine attributive suffix). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Can a Latin instance of this word be attested?”)

Proper noun

Galeruca f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Chrysomelidae – typical galerucines; certain leaf beetles.
  2. A taxonomic subgenus within the family Chrysomelidae – Galeruca (Galeruca).

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → French: galéruque

References

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