calosoma comune

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “common caterpillar hunter”.

Noun

calosoma comune m (plural calosomi comuni)

  1. forest caterpillar hunter (the ground beetle Calosoma sycophanta)
    Synonyms: calosoma verde, sicofante
    Hypernym: calosoma

References

  • sicofante in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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