proimsheillean

Scottish Gaelic
Proimsheillean air iteal
Drone bee in flight
Proimsheillean (Chrysochus auratus)
Beetle

Etymology

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Noun

proimsheillean m (genitive singular proimsheillein, plural proimsheilleanan)

  1. drone (male) bee (superfamily Apoidea)
  2. beetle (order Coleoptera)

See also
See also

References

Edward Dwelly (1911), “proimsheillean”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN

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