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pelidnota

noun
pel·id·no·ta | \ ˌpelə̇dˈnōtə \

Definition of pelidnota 

1 capitalized : a genus of American scarabaeoid beetles related to the goldsmith beetles

2 plural -s : any beetle of the genus Pelidnota — see spotted pelidnota

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History and Etymology for pelidnota

New Latin, from Greek pelidnos, pelitnos livid; akin to Greek polios gray

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