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serica

UK/ˈsɛrɪkə/

serica noun: any June beetle of the genus Serica.

Noun

serica (plural sericas)

  1. (uncommon) Any June beetle of the genus Serica.
    • Described in 1856, it took nearly a century to match his type with a single male from Lee County, Texas, previously recorded by the writer. Thus texana has been one of the rarest sericas in collections.1967 September, R. W. Dawson, “New and Little Known Species of Serica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) X”, in Journal of the New York Entomological Society, volume 75, Serica texana LeConte
    • Sericas are often referred to as small June beetles. Sericas feed on plant roots.“Serica, small June beetles”, in foothillpest.com, Foothill Sierra Pest Control, archived from the original on 01 Oct 2023

Proper noun capitalized: Serica

Serica

  1. (historical) An ancient empire in East Asia, North China reached overland as opposed to the Sinae, the South Chinese reached by sea.

serica meaning in Arabic

serica in Arabic

scarab of the genus Serica
سَرِيكَة sarīka

Forms of serica

pluralsericas

Origin of serica

Borrowed from translingual Serica, from Latin sērica (“garments, silk”).

Learned borrowing from Latin Serica, from Ancient Greek Σηρικά (Sēriká), from Σῆρες (Sêres, “Seres”) + -ική (-ikḗ), from σήρ (sḗr, “silkworm”), likely ultimately from Old Chinese 絲 (*sə, “silk”).

Questions about serica

What does serica mean?
Serica means any June beetle of the genus Serica.
What is serica in Arabic?
Serica in Arabic is سَرِيكَة (sarīka). See Serica meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is serica?
Serica can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce serica?
Serica is pronounced /ˈsɛrɪkə/ (UK).
What is the plural of serica?
The plural of serica is sericas.

Words near serica in the dictionary

  1. seriations
  2. seriative
  3. seriatives
  4. seriatum
  5. seric
  6. serica
  7. Serican
  8. Sericans
  9. sericate
  10. sericated
  11. sericea

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