Cossus

cossus Translingual mul Etymology Borrowed from mul la cossus woodworm. Proper noun 1 m genus family Cossidae typical cossid moths Usage notes Most species originally placed in Cossus are now placed in other genera, including those shown below as derived terms, but also other genera. About 20 species remain. Hypernyms genus ; Glossata suborder suborder; Heteroneura infraorder infraorder; Cossoidea superfamily superfamily; Cossidae family family; Cossulinae subfamily subfamily Hyponyms genus Cossus cossus species (goat moth) type species Derived terms mul Acossus genus Arctiocossus genus Camellocossus genus Chinocossus genus Cossulus genus Cossus cossus species Deserticossus genus Dyspessacossus genus Eremocossus genus Hirtocossus genus Isocossus genus Koboldocossus genus Lamellocossus genus Macrocossus genus Mirocossus genus Namibiocossus genus Neurocossus genus Paracossus genus Pecticossus genus Psychidocossus genus Pygmeocossus genus Ronaldocossus genus Semitocossus genus Sundacossus genus Wiltshirocossus genus Wittocossus genus Zeuzerocossus genus References 1 1 1 mul Moths Latin Etymology From la cossus woodworm. Pronunciation Cossus Proper noun Cossus<2> A Roman en cognomen — famously held by: Aulus Cornelius Cossus, a Roman consul Declension Cossus<2> Descendants Translingual: Cossus genus References la cognomina