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dorcadion

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • US: /doɹˈkæ.di.ɑn/
  • rhymes with -ædiɑn
  • homophone: Dorcadion

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noun

Meaning 1

Any longhorn beetle of the genus Dorcadion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: دُرْقَدْيُون (durqadyūn) — beetle of the genus Dorcadion
  • French: dorcadion — beetle of the genus Dorcadion
  • Russian: корнее́д (kornejéd) — beetle of the genus Dorcadion