Ammobates
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Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]ammo- (“sand”, from Ancient Greek ἄμμος (ámmos)) + -bates m (“-walker, one who walks upon”, from Ancient Greek -βᾰ́της (-bátēs)), literally “sand-walker”.
Proper noun
[edit]Ammobates m
- A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Nomadinae – a few cuckoo bees found in Africa, Europe, and South America.
Descendants
[edit]- → German: Sandgängerbiene (calque)
- → Greek: αμμοβάτης (ammovátis)
See also
[edit]Ammobates on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ammobates on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Ammobates on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons