Amphitrite
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See also: amphitrite
Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
New Latin, from Ancient Greek Ἀμφιτρίτη (Amphitrítē, “Wife of Poseidon”), also "three times around", perhaps for the coiled forms specimens take.
Proper noun[edit]
Amphitrite f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Terebellidae – spaghetti worms, sea-floor-dwelling polychetes.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum; Annelida - phylum; Polychaeta - class; Sedentaria - subclass; Terebellida - order; Terebellidae - family; Amphitritinae - subfamily
Hyponyms[edit]
- (genus): Amphitrite cirrata - type species
References[edit]
- 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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Ἀμφιτρίτη (Amphitrítē).
Pronunciation[edit]
(US) IPA(key): /ˌæm.fɪˈtɹaɪ.ti/
Proper noun[edit]
Amphitrite
Synonyms[edit]
- (astronomy): 29 Amphitrite, ㉙
Translations[edit]
Greek goddess
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Asteroid
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