rufopygus

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin rufus (“red”) +‎ Ancient Greek πῡγή (pūgḗ, “rear end, buttocks; tail”) +‎ -us (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

rufopygus m (feminine rufopyga, neuter rufopygum)

  1. (coleopterology) Having red near the rear end of its body.
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