Amphitrite
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See also: amphitrite
Translingual
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Nerr0329.jpg/220px-Nerr0329.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Amphitrite_ornata.gif/220px-Amphitrite_ornata.gif)
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]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Amphitrite_symbol_%28fixed_width%29.svg/220px-Amphitrite_symbol_%28fixed_width%29.svg.png)
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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