Panolia deer

noun

Pa·​no·​lia deer

pəˈnōlēə-

: thamin

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Panolia (genus name of Panolia acuticornis), perhaps from Greek panōleia all-destructive, from panolēs, from pan- + ōlēs destroyed, from ollysthai to destroy

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