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Lebia
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lebia
Translingual
thumb|Lebia cyanocephala species.
Etymology
mul From la lebēs / grc λέβης kettle, cauldron + mul -ia? Or directly from grc λείβω to pour forth, to flow, with conventional Latin transliteration removing the i? No other Latin/Greek etyma seem to fit.
Pronunciation
English: lĕ′-bē-ə, en US /ˈlɛ.bi.ə/
Proper noun
1 f
genus family Carabidae the lebias; certain ground beetles
subgenus family Carabidae Lebia (Lebia) subgenus
Derived terms
mul Aristolebia genus Glyciolebia subgenus Lachnolebia genus Lebidema genus Lebiina subtribe Lebiinae subfamily Lebiini tribe Lebiitae supertribe Lebiomorphica genus Lebistina genus (Lebistinida genus) Megalebia genus Metalebia subgenus Nipponolebia subgenus Pachylebia genus (Pachylebiodes genus, Pseudopachylebia genus) Paulianolebia genus Setolebia genus
Descendants
en lebia 1
ru лебия 1
References
Q1763475 1
mul Adephagan beetles