Callosobruchus
noun
Cal·lo·so·bru·chus
kəˌlōsəˈbrükəs
: a small genus of weevils (family Bruchidae) closely related to the bean weevil and including the cowpea weevil
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin callosus hard-skinned + Late Latin bruchus a kind of locust, from Greek bronchos, bronkos locust; perhaps akin to Russian brukat' to kick out with the hind legs, Slovenian bŕkniti, bŕkati to kick, to propel with the fingers, Lithuanian briankšt, brúkšt a cry made during throwing
- ectoer
- ectoest
- ectoethmoid
- ectogeneses
- ectogenesis
- ectogenetic
- ectognathous
- ectolecithal
- ectoloph
- ectomeninges
- ectomeninx
- ectomeres
- ectomesenchyme
- ectomesoblast
- ectomesoderm
- ectomesodermal
- ectomolare
- ectomorph
- ectomorphic
- ectomorphies
- ectomorphs
- ectonephridium
- ectoparasite
- ectoparasites
- ectoparasitic