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Pomphopoea

noun
Pom·pho·poea | \ ˌpäm(p)fəˈpēə \

Definition of Pomphopoea 

: a genus of blister beetles including some with adults that feed on foliage and blossoms of many fruit and ornamental trees — see say blister beetle

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History and Etymology for Pomphopoea

New Latin, from Greek pomphos blister + -poia, feminine of -poios (from poiein to make, produce)

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