Coryzus
/kəˈraɪzəs/noun
A taxonomic genus of true bugs in the family Rhopalidae.
Did you know?Coryzus derives from Ancient Greek κόρυζα (kóryza), meaning nasal discharge or a head cold; the related medical word coryza still names inflammation of the nasal mucous membranes.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
κόρυζα (kóryza)
“Nasal mucus, catarrh, or a head cold”
Late Greek
Greek
coryza
“A cold affecting the nose”
17th Century
Latin
coryza
“Catarrh or nasal inflammation; adopted into medical Latin”
17th Century
English
coryza
“A cold or inflammatory discharge from the nose”
19th Century
Scientific Latin
Coryzus
“A zoological genus name formed from the medical term coryza”
Modern English
Taxonomy
Coryzus
“A genus of rhopalid true bugs”
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