Crioceris

noun

Cri·​oc·​er·​is

krīˈäsərə̇s

: a large cosmopolitan genus of beetles (family Chrysomelidae) including the asparagus beetle

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek krios ram + New Latin -ceris (alteration of -ceras)

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