Definition
A type of beetle that typically has a shiny, colorful metallic appearance, belonging to the leaf beetle family.
Etymology
From chryso- (gold) and -melid, relating to Chrysomelidae, the scientific family name. Named for the golden or metallic sheen many species display.
Kelly Says
The name is literal—these beetles really do look like little golden jewels, which is why scientists named them after Greek words for gold and apple (melon). Some chrysomelid beetles are pests to crops, but others are so beautiful that collectors display them like tiny gemstones.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ክሪሶሜላይድ
kri-so-me-lai-d
ARالعربية
خنافس ذهبية (Khinafas Dhahabī)
kha-na-fas dha-ha-bi
BNবাংলা
ক্রাইসোমেলিড
krai-so-me-li-d
CACatalà
chrysomelid
kris-o-me-lid
CSČeština
chrysomelid
kris-o-me-lid
DADansk
chrysomelid
kris-o-me-lid
DEDeutsch
Chrysomelide
kris-o-me-li-de
ELΕλληνικά
χρυσομέλιδος
hri-so-me-li-dos
ESEspañol
crisomelido
kris-o-me-li-do
FAفارسی
Chrysomelidae
kri-zo-me-li-dei
FISuomi
chrysomelidi
kris-o-me-li-di
FRFrançais
chrysomèle
kris-o-me-l
GUGU
ક્રિસોમેલીડ
kri-so-me-li-d
HAHA
chrysomelid
kris-o-me-lid
HEעברית
Chrysomelidae
kri-zo-me-li-dei
HIहिन्दी
क्राइसोमेलीड
krai-so-me-li-d
HUMagyar
chrysomelid
kris-o-me-lid
IDBahasa Indonesia
chrysomelid
kris-o-me-lid
IGIG
chrysomelid
kris-o-me-lid
ITItaliano
crisomelide
kris-o-me-li-de
JA日本語
コガネムシ (Koganemushi)
ko-ga-ne-mu-shi
KKKK
хризомелід
khri-zo-me-lid
KMKM
Chrysomelidae
kris-o-me-li-dee
KO한국어
금빛 딱정벌레 (Geumbit ddaqjeongbeore)
geum-bit ddaq-jeong-be-ore
MRMR
क्राइसोमेलीड
krai-so-me-li-d
MSBahasa Melayu
chrysomelid
kris-o-me-lid
MYမြန်မာ
ကြyszိုမီလိဒ
kri-zo-mi-li-d
NLNederlands
chrysomelide
kris-o-me-li-de
NONorsk
chrysomelid
kris-o-me-lid
PAPA
CHRYSOMELID
kri-so-me-lid
PLPolski
chrysomelida
kris-o-me-li-da
PTPortuguês
crisomélido
kris-o-me-li-do
RORomână
chrysomelid
kris-o-me-lid
RUРусский
хризомелид
khri-zo-me-lid
SVSvenska
chrysomelid
kris-o-me-lid
SWKiswahili
chrysomelid
kris-o-me-lid
TAதமிழ்
கிருசோமேலிட
kir-u-so-me-li-d
TEతెలుగు
క్రైసోమెలిడ్
krai-so-me-li-d
THไทย
Chrysomelidae
kris-o-me-li-dee
TLTL
chrysomelid
kris-o-me-lid
TRTürkçe
chrysomelid
kris-o-me-lid
UKУкраїнська
хризомелід
khri-zo-me-lid
URاردو
کریزوملیڈ
kri-zo-me-li-d
VITiếng Việt
chrysomelid
kris-o-me-lid
YOYO
chrysomelid
kris-o-me-lid
ZH中文
金龟子 (Jīnguīzi)
ji-ngu-i-zi
ZUZU
chrysomelid
kris-o-me-lid