Apate

Translingual

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πᾰ́τη (ăpắtē, “deceit, fraud”).

Coined by Danish zoologist Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775.

Pronunciation

  • English: enPR: ə-pă′-tē
    • (US) IPA(key): /əˈpæ.ti/
    • Rhymes: -æti

Proper noun

Apate f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Bostrichidae – certain bostrichid beetles.

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