Blaps

See also: blaps

Translingual

Blaps gigas.

Etymology

Seemingly from Ancient Greek βλάπτω (bláptō, “to disable, to hinder; to harm, to hurt, to injure”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Is a nominal *βλαψ attested?”)

Proper noun

Blaps f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Tenebrionidae – many common darkling beetles.
2. A taxonomic subgenus within the family Tenebrionidae – Blaps (Blaps).

Derived terms

• Ablapsis
• Arenoblaps
• Asidoblaps
• Blapstinus
• Blaptina
• Blaptinae
• Blaptini
• Blaptogonia
• Caraboblaps
• Dilablaps
• Genoblaps
• Holoblaps
• Hoplitoblaps
• Medvedevoblaps
• Periblaps
• Protoblaps
• Pseudoblaps
• Thaioblaps
• Thaumatoblaps

References

• Blaps on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Blaps on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Blaps on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons