Serica
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Any June beetle of the genus Serica. uncommon
"Described in 1856, it took nearly a century to match his type with a single male from Lee County, Texas, previously recorded by the writer. Thus texana has been one of the rarest sericas in collections."
- 1 An ancient empire in East Asia, North China reached overland as opposed to the Sinae, the South Chinese reached by sea. historical
Example
More examples"Described in 1856, it took nearly a century to match his type with a single male from Lee County, Texas, previously recorded by the writer. Thus texana has been one of the rarest sericas in collections."
Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Serica, from Latin sērica (“garments, silk”).
Learned borrowing from Latin Serica, from Ancient Greek Σηρικά (Sēriká), from Σῆρες (Sêres, “Seres”) + -ική (-ikḗ), from σήρ (sḗr, “silkworm”), likely ultimately from Old Chinese 絲 (*sə, “silk”).
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