doryphora

See also: Doryphora

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δορυφόρος (doruphóros, “lance-bearing; lance-bearer”).

Noun

doryphora f (genitive doryphorae); first declension

1. (New Latin, biology) Synonym of leptinotarsa: Colorado beetle and related species.
2. (New Latin, botany) yellow sassafras and related species.

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	doryphora	doryphorae
genitive	doryphorae	doryphorārum
dative	doryphorae	doryphorīs
accusative	doryphoram	doryphorās
ablative	doryphorā	doryphorīs
vocative	doryphora	doryphorae

Descendants

• (English): doriphore, doryphore
• (French): doryphore
• (Norman): doryphore