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词汇 motuca
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Definition of motuca in English:

motuca

(also mutuca, motuka)
noun məˈtuːkəˈməʊtʊkə
  • A South American horsefly, Lepiselaga crassipes (family Tabanidae).

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Henry Walter Bates (1825–1892), naturalist. From Portuguese motuca, mutuca from Tupi mutuka from mu-, prefix used in the names of various flies (shortened from mberu fly) + -tuka, of unknown meaning and origin.

Definition of motuca in US English:

motuca

(also mutuca, motuka)
noun
  • A South American horsefly, Lepiselaga crassipes (family Tabanidae).

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Henry Walter Bates (1825–1892), naturalist. From Portuguese motuca, mutuca from Tupi mutuka from mu-, prefix used in the names of various flies (shortened from mberu fly) + -tuka, of unknown meaning and origin.

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