Ortalia

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀρτᾰλῐ́ς (ortălĭ́s, “hen, fowl”) +‎ -ia f.

Coined by French entomologist and ornithologist Étienne Mulsant in 1850.

Proper noun

Ortalia f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Coccinellidae – certain ladybirds.

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