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buprestis.

a beetle, which being eaten with the grass caused a swelling in cattle

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[buːˈpreːs.tɪs]Classical-Latin[buˈprɛs.tis]
  1. a beetle, which being eaten with the grass caused a swelling in cattle

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  2. a kind of plant, perhaps Bupleurum rotundifolium, thought by some to be an aphrodisiac

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Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek βούπρηστις (boúprēstis), from βοῦς (boûs, “cow”) + πρήθω (prḗthō, “to burn, inflame, inflate”).

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