oil beetle

12:48 Aug 15, 2011
English to Greek translations [PRO]
Science - Zoology
English term or phrase: oil beetle
scientific name "meloe scarabeus" What is the common greek name for oil beetle?
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4η μελόη
Nick Lingris


  

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η μελόη


Explanation:
Στον Πάπυρο:
η μελόη, πληθ. οι μελόες
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meloe
Θεωρείται άγνωστης προέλευσης (δεν εξήγησε ο Λινναίος από πού του ήρθε), οπότε μένουμε στην απλή μεταγραφή. Κάποιοι πρέπει να είχαν προτείνει και μηλόη.

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