Meanings
plural dorcadions
- biologyAny longhorn beetle of the genus Dorcadion.
‘Dorcadions’ are ground and grass dwelling Longhorn beetles, with a good indicator value for natural and semi natural steppe vegetations.
2014 January 15, Bernard von Elegem, Bernard Van Elegem Biodiversity Photography1 more example
D. cinerarium is not only one of the first described Dorcadions but is also probably a longhorn beetle with the largest number of known subspecies.
2021, “Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) cinerarium (Fabricius, 1787)”, in Michal Hoskovec, Petr Jelínek, David Navrátil, Martin Rejzek, editors, Longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae, Coleoptera) of the West Palearctic region, neighboring territories and countries of the former Soviet Union
Origin
- Ancient Greekδορκᾰ́ς“roe, gazelle, antelope”
- Ancient Greekδορκάδιον
- translingualDorcadion
- Englishdorcadion
Borrowed from translingual Dorcadion, itself from Ancient Greek δορκάδιον (dorkádion), a diminutive form of Ancient Greek δορκᾰ́ς (dorkắs, “roe, gazelle, antelope”).
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Arabic دُرْقَدْيُون
- دُرْقَدْيُون (durqadyūn)beetle of the genus Dorcadion
Czech dorcadion
- dorcadionbeetle of the genus Dorcadion
French dorcadion
- dorcadionbeetle of the genus Dorcadion
Latin Dorcadion
- Dorcadionbeetle of the genus Dorcadion
Russian корнее́д
- корнее́д (kornejéd)beetle of the genus Dorcadion
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Cite this entry
dorcadion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dorcadion
“dorcadion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dorcadion. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dorcadion,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dorcadion.
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