Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Latin term or phrase:
Decticus verrucivorus
Romanian translation:
Decticus verrucivorus (cosaş?)
Added to glossary by
Péter Tófalvi
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Latin term
Proposed translations
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lacusta
Declined
This grasshopper is coloured in green or brown with black spots. Its latin specific name verrucivorus means "eating warts" and is connected to an ancient superstition, that it is possible to remove warts with its help. For this purpose it is necessary to give to a grasshopper to bite a wart.
Nu am gasit o denumire in lb. romana pentru aceasta specie de lacusta.
Nu am gasit o denumire in lb. romana pentru aceasta specie de lacusta.
Comment: "Multumesc, dar in loc de lacusta e mai bun termenul: cosas"
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