Heterolocha

noun

Het·​er·​ol·​o·​cha

ˌhetəˈräləkə

in some classifications

: a genus coextensive with Neomorpha

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, alteration of Heteralocha, from heter- + -alocha (from Greek alochos spouse, bedfellow, concubine

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