kəˈligrəfə, ka- noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin, genus of beetles, from calli- + -grapha (from Greek graphein to write) — more at carve
: a beetle of a genus ( Calligrapha ) of brightly marked foliage-eating beetles — see elm calligrapha
kəˈligrəfə, ka- noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin, genus of beetles, from calli- + -grapha (from Greek graphein to write) — more at carve
: a beetle of a genus ( Calligrapha ) of brightly marked foliage-eating beetles — see elm calligrapha
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012