Beltian

English

Etymology

From Belt +‎ -ian.

Adjective

Beltian (comparative more Beltian, superlative most Beltian)

1. Of or relating to Thomas Belt (1832–1878), English geologist and naturalist.
   • 2016, Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 26:

     Bullhorn acacia ants live off extrafloral nectar [...] and protein-rich Beltian bodies [...] of the host tree.

Translations

of or relating to Thomas Belt