Achaea
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See also: Achæa
Translingual
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/Achaea_euryplaga_%28Hampson%2C_1913%29.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From putative Latin Achaea, from Ancient Greek Ἀχαΐα (Akhaḯa).
Proper noun
[edit]Achaea f
Usage notes
[edit]- Has been classified in family Noctuidae
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata - suborder; Heteroneura - infraorder; Ditrysia - division; Cossina - section; Bombycina - subsection; Noctuoidea - superfamily; Erebidae - family; Erebinae - subfamily; Ophiusini - tribe
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Achaea janata (castor semi-looper), Achaea euryplaga - selected species; for other species see
Achaea (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
[edit]Achaea (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Achaea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Achaea (Erebidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From putative Latin Achaea (the attested Latin word is Achaia), from Ancient Greek Ἀχαΐα (Akhaḯa).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -iːə
Proper noun
[edit]Achaea
- An ancient region in the northern part of the Peloponnese peninsula, Greece, occupying the coastal strip north of Arcadia, contanining mostly mountains.
- (historical) A former prefecture in West Greece, Greece, largely corresponding to the ancient region.
- A regional unit in West Greece, Greece, largely corresponding to the ancient region.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]a region in the northern head of the Peloponnese
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Latin
[edit]Adjective
[edit]Achaea
- inflection of Achaeus:
Adjective
[edit]Achaeā
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