eumolpid

English

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek Εὐμολπίδης (Eumolpídēs), said to be after an ancestor named Εὔμολπος (Eúmolpos), though perhaps instead from εὔμολπος (eúmolpos, “sweetly singing”) from εὐ- (eu-, “good, well”) + μέλπω (mélpō, “celebrate with song and dance”).

Noun

eumolpid (plural eumolpids or eumolpidae)

1. a member of the hereditary priesthood of the Eleusinian Mysteries in Ancient Greece

Etymology 2

From the family name Eumolpidae, which was named after the type genus, Eumolpus.

Noun

eumolpid (plural eumolpids)

1. (zoology) Any beetle in the chrysomelid subfamily Eumolpinae.