Clepsis

See also: clepsis

Translingual

Etymology

    Borrowed from Ancient Greek κλέψις (klépsis, “theft”), from Ancient Greek κλέπτω (kléptō, “to steal”) +‎ Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs, “action, process, or result”). Further from Proto-Hellenic *klépťō (“to steal”) and Proto-Indo-European *klep- (“to steal”).

    Proper noun

    Clepsis f

    1. A taxonomic genus within the family Tortricidae – certain leafroller moth.

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