"adephagan" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more adephagan [comparative], most adephagan [superlative]
Etymology: From taxonomic name Adephaga + -an. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|mul:Adephaga|-an|tree=1}}, {{affix|en|mul-tax:Adephaga|-an}} taxonomic name Adephaga + -an, {{ety|en|:af|mul:Adephaga|-an|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἄδην (ádēn) Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g- Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂g-der. Ancient Greek ἔφαγον (éphagon) Ancient Greek -φάγος (-phágos) Ancient Greek ἀδηφάγος (adēphágos)lbor. Translingual Adephaga Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English adephagan Head templates: {{en-adj}} adephagan (comparative more adephagan, superlative most adephagan)
  1. Relating to, or characteristic of, beetles of the suborder Adephaga.
    Sense id: en-adephagan-en-adj-7Owx1r4o Categories (other): Adephagan beetles Disambiguation of Adephagan beetles: 46 54

Noun [English]

Forms: adephagans [plural]
Etymology: From taxonomic name Adephaga + -an. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|mul:Adephaga|-an|tree=1}}, {{affix|en|mul-tax:Adephaga|-an}} taxonomic name Adephaga + -an, {{ety|en|:af|mul:Adephaga|-an|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἄδην (ádēn) Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g- Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂g-der. Ancient Greek ἔφαγον (éphagon) Ancient Greek -φάγος (-phágos) Ancient Greek ἀδηφάγος (adēphágos)lbor. Translingual Adephaga Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English adephagan Head templates: {{en-noun}} adephagan (plural adephagans)
  1. Any of many beetles of the suborder Adephaga. Related terms: Adephagia Translations (beetle of the Adephaga): adéfago [masculine] (Asturian), adéfago [masculine] (Galician), adéfago [masculine] (Portuguese), адефа́г (adefág) [animate, masculine] (Russian), плотоя́дный жу́к (plotojádnyj žúk) [masculine] (Russian), adéfago [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-adephagan-en-noun-TR1rNbJ2 Categories (other): English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with Asturian translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Adephagan beetles Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 21 79 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 18 82 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 30 70 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Asturian translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Adephagan beetles: 46 54

Inflected forms

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