Cybister

noun

Cy·​bis·​ter

sə̇ˈbistə(r),

ˈsibə̇s-

: a genus of large diving beetles destructive to young fishes in hatcheries

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, modification of Greek kybistētēr diver, tumbler, from kybistan to turn a somersault; probably akin to Greek kyphos bent

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