- rhopal
- , -o, «us (G). A club
Dictionary of word roots and combining forms . Donald J. Borror. 2013.
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rhopal- — combining form or rhopalo Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek, from rhopalon : club Rhopalocera Rhopalura … Useful english dictionary
rhopalid bug — /roh pal id, roh peuh lid/ any of various hemipterous insects of the family Rhopalidae that feed chiefly on grasses and occasionally on certain trees, as the box elder. Also called grass bug, scentless plant bug. [ < NL Rhopalidae family name,… … Universalium
rhopalocercous — |rōpəlō|sərkəs adjective Etymology: rhopal + cercous (from Greek kerkos tail) of a cercaria : having a tail as wide as or wider than the body … Useful english dictionary
rhopalosiphum — ˈsīfəm noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, probably from rhopal + Greek siphōn tube, pipe more at siphon : a widely distributed genus of aphids including several that attack numerous crop plants and some that are vectors of plant… … Useful english dictionary
rhopalura — ˌrōpəˈlu̇rə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from rhopal + ura : the chief genus of Orthonectida … Useful english dictionary
rhopalo- — combining form see rhopal … Useful english dictionary
rhopalid bug — /roh pal id, roh peuh lid/ any of various hemipterous insects of the family Rhopalidae that feed chiefly on grasses and occasionally on certain trees, as the box elder. Also called grass bug, scentless plant bug. [ < NL Rhopalidae family name … Useful english dictionary
