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Where does “colias” come from?

colias (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek κολῐ́ᾱς — coly-mackerel, Scomber colias.

colias (Latin): A kind of tuna

Definitions

  1. A kind of tuna

Ancestry of “colias”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκολῐ́ᾱςcoly-mackerel, Scomber colias
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