calosoma verde

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “green caterpillar hunter”.

Noun

calosoma verde m (plural calosomi verdi)

  1. forest caterpillar hunter (the ground beetle Calosoma sycophanta)
    Synonyms: calosoma comune, sicofante
    Hypernym: calosoma

References
  • sicofante in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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