Meanings
- not comparablebiologyBelonging to the taxonomic subfamily Harpalinae.
The harpaline genus Chydaeus includes about 25 species […]
2004, Spixiana, volumes 27-28, page 211 more example
[…] some genera listed by Jeannel as selenophorines were shifted to the harpaline group, and vice versa […]
1959, The Coleopterists' Bulletin, volume 13, page 61
plural harpalines
- biologyAny ground beetle of the taxonomic subfamily Harpalinae.
In many ditomines and harpalines, the males possess four laterally extended tarsi, but both sexes climb on umbelliferous plants and other herbs with the same ease.
2000, Pietro Brandmayr, Natural History and Applied Ecology of Carabid Beetles, page 87
Origin
- Ancient GreekἍρπαλος
- LatinHarpalus
- translingualHarpalinae
- Englishharpaline
Borrowed from translingual Harpalinae. By surface analysis, translingual Harpalus + -ine. Further from Latin Harpalus and Ancient Greek Ἅρπαλος (Hárpalos).
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Hungarian lomhafutóforma
- lomhafutóformaTranslations
Latin harpalina
- harpalinaTranslations
Russian харпали́на
- харпали́на (xarpalína)Translations
Spanish harpalino
- harpalinoTranslations
Cite this entry
harpaline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harpaline
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