English Explanatory Dictionary

dorcadion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any longhorn beetle of the genus Dorcadion.

Pronunciation

/doɹˈkæ.di.ɑn/

Word forms

dorcadion dorcadions

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Dorcadion, itself from Ancient Greek δορκάδιον (dorkádion), a diminutive form of Ancient Greek δορκᾰ́ς (dorkắs, “roe, gazelle, antelope”).

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