hispa

noun

his·​pa

ˈhispə

1

capitalized : a genus (often the type of the family Hispidae) of spiny Old World beetles with larvae that are leaf miners

2

plural -s : a beetle of Hispa or various closely related genera

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, irregular from Latin hispidus rough, hairy, bristly

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