Zelus

See also: zelus

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Zelus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Reduviidae – certain assassin bugs.

Further reading

• Zelus at BugGuide
• Zelus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Zelus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Ζῆλος (Zêlos, literally “Zeal, Dedication, Emulation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈziːləs/

Proper noun

Zelus

1. (Greek mythology) The god and personification of zeal.

Translations

Greek god of zeal

• Russian: Зел (ru) m (Zel)
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Anagrams

• zules