Olla

Translingual

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ōlla (“pot, jar”), likely from the roughly spherical shape of the ladybeetles.

Coined by American entomologist and astronomer Thomas Lincoln Casey in 1899.

Pronunciation

  • English: (US) IPA(key): /ˈoʊ.lə/, /ˈɑ.lə/

Proper noun

Olla f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Coccinellidae – certain lady beetles.

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