Eos
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Eos, from Ancient Greek Ἠώς (Ēṓs, “Dawn”), likely in reference to its red color.
Proper noun[edit]
Eos f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Psittaculidae – certain lories of Indonesia with predominantly red plumage and blue, purple or black markings.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (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[edit]
- (genus): Eos histrio (red-and-blue lory) - type species; Eos cyanogenia, Eos reticulata, Eos semilarvata, Eos squamata - other species
References[edit]
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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Ἠώς (Ēṓs), from ἕως (héōs, “dawn”). Doublet of Aurora.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
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[edit]
Greek goddess
Anagrams[edit]
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Ἠώς (Ēṓs).
Proper noun[edit]
Eos f
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Ἠώς (Ēṓs).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Eos f
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