Elysia

Translingual

Elysia ornata

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Ēlysia, the feminine inflection of Latin Ēlysius (“Elysian, of Elysium”).

Proper noun

Elysia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Plakobranchidae – certain marine gastropods.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda - class; Heterobranchia - subclass; Sacoglossa - order; Plakobranchoidea - superfamily; Plakobranchidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Elysia timida - type species; Elysia abei, Elysia amakusana, Elysia annedupontae, Elysia asbecki, Elysia atroviridis, Elysia australis, Elysia babai, Elysia bangtawaensis, Elysia bella, Elysia bengalensis, Elysia bennettae, Elysia canguzua, Elysia catulus, Elysia chilkensis, Elysia chitwa, Elysia chlorotica, Elysia clarki, Elysia coodgeensis, Elysia cornigera, Elysia crispata, Elysia deborahae, Elysia degeneri, Elysia diomedea, Elysia eugeniae, Elysia evelinae, Elysia expansa, Elysia fezi, Elysia filicauda, Elysia flava, Elysia flavipunctata, Elysia flavomacula, Elysia furvacauda, Elysia gordanae, Elysia grandifolia, Elysia grandis, Elysia haingsisiana, Elysia hamatanii, Elysia hedgpethi, Elysia hendersoni, Elysia hetta, Elysia hirasei, Elysia japonica, Elysia jibacoaensis, Elysia kushimotoensis, Elysia leucolegnote, Elysia lobata, Elysia macnaei, Elysia manriquei, Elysia maoria, Elysia marcusi, Elysia margaritae, Elysia minima, Elysia nealae, Elysia nigrocapitata, Elysia nigropunctata, Elysia nisbeti, Elysia obtusa, Elysia oerstedii, Elysia orientalis, Elysia ornata, Elysia papillosa, Elysia patagonica, Elysia patina, Elysia pilosa, Elysia pratensis, Elysia punctata, Elysia purchoni, Elysia pusilla, Elysia rufescens, Elysia sarasuae, Elysia scops, Elysia serca, Elysia setoensis, Elysia siamensis, Elysia singaporensis, Elysia slimora, Elysia stylifera, Elysia subornata, Elysia sugashimae, Elysia thompsoni, Elysia tokarensis, Elysia tomentosa, Elysia translucens, Elysia trilobata, Elysia trisinuata, Elysia tuca, Elysia verrucosa, Elysia viridis, Elysia vreelandae, Elysia yaeyamana, Elysia zuleicae - other species

Further reading

• Elysia (gastropod) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Elysia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Elysia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Elysia

1. plural of Elysium

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Elysia

1. A female given name
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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [eːˈly.si.a]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [eˈliː.s̬i.a]
• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [eːˈly.si.aː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [eˈliː.s̬i.a]

Adjective

Ēlysia

1. inflection of Ēlysius:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

Ēlysiā

1. ablative feminine singular of Ēlysius