Trichosirocalus horridus
- Pronunciation
- /tri-ko-si-ROH-kal-us hor-RID-us/
- Category
- Taxonomy
- Singular
- Trichosirocalus horridus
- Plural
- Trichosirocalus horridus
Definition
A species of weevil known for being used in biological control against certain thistles.
Etymology
From Greek 'trichos' meaning 'hair', 'siros' meaning 'flowing', 'kalos' meaning 'beautiful', and 'horridus' meaning 'terrible'.
Example
Trichosirocalus horridus is introduced as a biological control agent for invasive thistle species.