serica

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Pronunciation

/ˈsɛrɪkə/ (UK)

Definition of serica

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noun

(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.”
“Sericas are often referred to as small June beetles. Sericas feed on plant roots.”

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noun

(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.”
“Sericas are often referred to as small June beetles. Sericas feed on plant roots.”

name

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

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

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