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Cotinis
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Translingual
thumb|Cotinis nitida species.
Etymology
mul Compare grc κότῐνος olive tree, due to the color of both olives and these beetles. Likely suffixed with grc -ῐς feminine suffix. Compare also el Κοτίνης surname and mul Cotinus, another genus described before this one.
Proper noun
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genus family Scarabaeidae certain green-and-orange shiny New World June beetles
Derived terms
Heterocotinis genus
See also
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mul Scarabaeoids