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Humorolethalis
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Translingual
Etymology
From mul la-lat:humorōsus wet la:lēthālis dead, lethal, in reference to Marvel superhero Deadpool. Also chosen for its similarity to the phrase en lethal en humor.
Proper noun
1 n
genus family Asilidae robber flies
en mul Jessie Yeung Australia names new species after Deadpool, Thor, and other Marvel favorites w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/29/australia/australia-marvel-flies-intl-hnk-scli-scn/index.html 2020-07-29 “We chose the name Humorolethalis sergius (for Deadpool). It sounds like lethal humor and is derived from the Latin words humorosus, meaning wet or moist, and lethalis meaning dead,” said CSIRO entomologist Dr. Bryan Lessard in a statement on Wednesday. https://web.archive.org/web/20251113041206/https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/29/australia/australia-marvel-flies-intl-hnk-scli-scn/index.html 13 November 2025