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SELENITES

\sˈɛlənˌa͡ɪts], \sˈɛlənˌa‍ɪts], \s_ˈɛ_l_ə_n_ˌaɪ_t_s]\

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  • sel-[=e]-n[=i]'tez, n.pl. a genus of coleopterous insects.
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson
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