English Explanatory Dictionary

serica

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any June beetle of the genus Serica.
name
  1. An ancient empire in East Asia, North China reached overland as opposed to the Sinae, the South Chinese reached by sea.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɛrɪkə/

Word forms

serica sericas

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Serica, from Latin sērica (“garments, silk”).

Related words

Serian Seric Serican
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