Syrmoptera

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek συρμός (surmós, “dragging, pulling”) +‎ -ptera (“wing”, from Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón)).

Coined by German biologist and anthropologist Ferdinand Karsch in 1895.

Proper noun

Syrmoptera f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Lycaenidae – certain gossamer-winged butterflies.

See also

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