Amphitrite

See also: amphitrite

Translingual

Amphitrite sp.

Amphitrite ornata

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek Ἀμφιτρίτη (Amphitrítē, “Wife of Poseidon”), also "three times around", perhaps for the coiled forms specimens take.

Proper noun

Amphitrite f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Terebellidae – spaghetti worms, sea-floor-dwelling polychetes.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum; Annelida - phylum; Polychaeta - class; Sedentaria - subclass; Terebellida - order; Terebellidae - family; Amphitritinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Amphitrite cirrata - type species

References

• Terebellidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Amphitritinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Amphitrite (Terebellidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Amphitrite at World Register of Marine Species
• Amphitrite at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Amphitrite at the Catalogue of Life 

English

Amphitrite astronomical symbol

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀμφιτρίτη (Amphitrítē).

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˌæm.fɪˈtɹaɪ.ti/

Proper noun

Amphitrite

1. (Greek mythology) A nymph, the wife of Poseidon.
2. (astronomy) 29 Amphitrite, a main belt asteroid.

Synonyms

• (astronomy): 29 Amphitrite, ㉙

Translations

Greek goddess

• Armenian: Ամփիտրիտե (hy) (Ampʻitrite)
• Catalan: Amfitrite (ca) f
• Czech: Amfitríta f
• Esperanto: Amfitrito
• French: Amphitrite (fr) f
• Georgian: ამფიტრიტე (ampiṭriṭe)
• German: Amphitrite (de) f
• Greek: Αμφιτρίτη (el) f (Amfitríti)

  Ancient: Ἀμφιτρίτη f (Amphitrítē)

• Hungarian: Amphitrité
• Italian: Anfitrite f
• Japanese: アムピトリーテー (Amupitorītē), アンフィトリテ (Anfitorite)
• Korean: 암피트리테 (Ampiteurite)
• Latin: Amphitrītē f
• Manipuri: ꯑꯦꯝꯐꯤꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯢꯇꯤ (ʼempheet͟raaitee)
• Polish: Amfitryta f
• Portuguese: Anfitrite f
• Romanian: Amfitrita f
• Russian: Амфитри́та (ru) f (Amfitríta)
• Spanish: Anfitrite f, Anfitrita f
• Thai: แอมฟิไทรที
• Ukrainian: Амфітрі́та f (Amfitríta)

Asteroid

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 海后星 (Hǎihòuxīng)