Cosmiomorpha

Translingual

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Hellenic *kónsmos
    Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos)
    Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
    Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios)
    Ancient Greek κόσμιος (kósmios)
    Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)bor.
    Translingual -morpha
    Translingual Cosmiomorpha

    From Ancient Greek κόσμιος (kósmios, “orderly”) +‎ -morpha (“shape, form”, from Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)).

    Coined by British insurance broker, entomologist and botanist William Wilson Saunders in 1852.

    Proper noun

    Cosmiomorpha f

    1. A taxonomic genus within the family Scarabaeidae – certain flower chafers.

    See also

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