PROTOPARCE


Meaning of PROTOPARCE in English

ˌprōd.əˈpärsē noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from prot- + -parce (perhaps from Latin parcus sparing, frugal) — more at parsimony

: a genus of New World hawkmoths with larvae that are hornworms — see tobacco hornworm , tomato hornworm

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