monoceros beetle

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμονόκερως“one-horned”
2. Latin · derived frommonocerōs
3. English todaymonoceros beetle

From monoceros + beetle, a partial calque of translingual Notoxus monoceros, from the specific epithet monoceros, from Latin monocerōs, from Ancient Greek μονόκερως (monókerōs, “one-horned”).

Words from the same roots