Stygnobia

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στυγνός (stugnós, “hated, abhorred; hateful, hostile; gloomy”) +‎ Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os, “life”) +‎ -a f. Coined by German entomologist and teacher Julius Weise in 1922.

Proper noun

Stygnobia f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Chrysomelidae – certain leaf beetles.

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