sapporensis

Translingual

Etymology

From Japanese 札幌 (Sapporo, “Sapporo”) +‎ -ensis (demonymal suffix). Coined by entomologist Yuai Ohta in 1929 in the description of Pullus sapporensis (now Scymnus sapporensis), a ladybug found on Mount Moiwa, Hokkaido, Japan.

Adjective

sapporensis m or f (neuter sapporense)

  1. Found in or near Sapporo, a city of Japan.

Derived terms

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