Eos
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin Eos, from Ancient Greek Ἠώς (Ēṓs, “Dawn”), likely in reference to its red color.
Proper noun
Eos f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Psittaculidae – certain lories of Indonesia with predominantly red plumage and blue, purple or black markings.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Psittaciformes - order; Psittacoidea - superfamily; Psittaculidae - family; Loriinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Eos histrio (red-and-blue lory) - type species; Eos cyanogenia, Eos reticulata, Eos semilarvata, Eos squamata - other species
References
- Eos (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Eos on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Eos (genus) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἠώς (Ēṓs), from ἕως (héōs, “dawn”). Doublet of Aurora.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Eos
- (Greek mythology) The Greek goddess of the dawn; daughter of Hyperion and Theia, sister of Helios and Selene, wife of Astraeus (god of the dusk), and mother of the four Anemoi ("Winds"), and the five Astra Planeta ("Wandering Stars/Planets"). Her Roman counterpart is Aurora.
- (poetic) the dawn
Translations
Greek goddess
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Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἠώς (Ēṓs).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Eos f
Portuguese
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἠώς (Ēṓs).
Proper noun
Eos f
Spanish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἠώς (Ēṓs).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Eos f
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