Meanings
adjectiveadephagan (comparative more adephagan, superlative most adephagan)
comparative more adephagan · superlative most adephagan
- Relating to, or characteristic of, beetles of the suborder Adephaga.
If the Adephagan fauna of the Seychelles be compared with the Lamellicorn-fauna of those islands (ante, p. 218), certain differences are apparent.
1913, Hugh Scott, “Coleoptera, Lamellicornia and Adephaga.”, in Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Linnean Society of London
Origin
From taxonomic name Adephaga + -an.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Portuguese adéfago
- adéfagobeetle of the Adephaga
Russian адефа́г, плотоя́дный жу́к
- адефа́г (adefág)beetle of the Adephaga
- плотоя́дный жу́к (plotojádnyj žúk)beetle of the Adephaga
Spanish adéfago
- adéfagobeetle of the Adephaga
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APA
adephagan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adephagan
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“adephagan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adephagan. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adephagan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adephagan.
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