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Thinocorus

noun
Thi·​noc·​o·​rus | \ thə̇ˈnäkərəs, thīˈn-\

Definition of Thinocorus

: the type genus of the family Thinocoridae

History and Etymology for Thinocorus

New Latin, from Greek thin-, this shore, sandbank + New Latin -o- + -corus (irregular from Greek korys helmet); perhaps akin to Greek thyein to rage, seethe

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