Staphylinus

Translingual

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin staphylīnus and Ancient Greek στᾰφῠλῖνος (stăphŭlînos, carrot, grapevine, some kind of insect), from σταφυλή (staphulḗ, grape bunch).

Proper noun

Staphylinus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Staphylinidae – certain rove beetles, of Europe.

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