Neopalpa

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new, young”) + New Latin palpus (“a feeler”), from Latin palpō (“to stroke, touch softly, feel”).

Proper noun

Neopalpa f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Gelechiidae – certain moths found in Arizona, California and northern Mexico.
    • 2017 January 18, AJ Willingham, “New moth named in honor of Donald Trump”, in CNN‎[1] (in English):
      A biologist has named a newly discovered species of moth after our next president. The Neopalpa donaldtrumpi is a wee little creature found in parts of California and Baja, Mexico. […] It seems nature favors fancy golden hairdos as much as the man himself (who could forget China’s beloved Trump bird?), because the N. donaldtrumpi sports a very familiar-looking crown of yellowish scales.

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