Geotrupes

Translingual

Etymology

geo- (“Earth”) +‎ Ancient Greek τρυπῶ (trupô, “to bore, to dig”, verb)

Proper noun

Geotrupes m

A taxonomic genus within the family Geotrupidae – certain scarabaeoid beetles.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Coleoptera – order; Polyphaga – suborder; Scarabaeiformia – infraorder; Scarabaeoidea – superfamily; Geotrupidae – family; Geotrupinae – subfamily; Geotrupini – tribe

Derived terms

Descendants

→ English: earth-boring beetle (calque)
→ French: géotrupe
→ Italian: geotrupe

References

Geotrupes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Geotrupes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Geotrupes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons