Peirates

Translingual

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πειρατής (peiratḗs, robber).

Proper noun

Peirates m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Reduviidae – certain assassin bugs.

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Derived terms

Note that most derived terms have confused the spelling of this genus with the common Romanization of Latin pīrāta.

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