doryphore

== English == === Alternative forms === doriphore === Etymology === A modification of doriphore, borrowed from French doryphore (“Colorado beetle”) by Harold Nicolson in 1952, presumably under the influence of the various senses of pest. The French term was a translation of the New Latin genus Doryphora, itself from Ancient Greek δορυφόρος (doruphóros, “lance-bearing; lance-bearer”). === Noun === doryphore (plural doryphores) (rare, humorous) A petty pedant, a person who complains about minor mistakes. === References === === Anagrams === hypoorder == French == === Etymology === From New Latin Doryphora (the former genus of the Colorado beetle), from Ancient Greek δορυφόρος (doruphóros, “lance-bearing; lance-bearer”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɔ.ʁi.fɔʁ/ === Noun === doryphore m (plural doryphores) (biology) Colorado beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) === Further reading === “doryphore”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Norman == === Etymology === Borrowed from French doryphore, from New Latin Doryphora, its former genus. === Noun === doryphore m (plural doryphores) (biology) Colorado beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata).