Acanthoscelides

Acanthoscelides

Translingual

Acanthoscelides obtectus

Etymology

From New Latin acanth (“spine”) + Ancient Greek σκέλος (skélos, “leg”) +‎ -ides.[1]

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /əˌkæn.θəˈsɜl.əˌdiz/
• Rhymes: -ɛlədiz

Proper noun

Acanthoscelides m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Chrysomelidae – weevils including the bean weevil.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Coleoptera - order; Polyphaga - suborder; Cucujiformia - infraorder; Chrysomelidae - family; Bruchinae - subfamily; Bruchini& - tribe; Acanthoscelidina - subtribe

Related terms

• Acanthoscelidius
• Acanthoscelis

References

• Acanthoscelides on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Acanthoscelides on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Acanthoscelides on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

1. Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN)