Heterogomphus

Translingual

Etymology

From hetero- (“different”, from Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)) +‎ Ancient Greek γόμφος (gómphos, “bolt, nail, dowel”). Coined alongside Trichogomphus.

Coined by German Argentine zoologist, entomologist, herpetologist, and botanist Hermann Burmeister in 1847.

Proper noun

Heterogomphus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Scarabaeidae – certain rhinoceros beetles.

See also

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