Eos

See also: eos, Éos, -eos, and E&Os

Translingual

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Eos f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Psittaculidae – certain lories of Indonesia with predominantly red plumage and blue, purple or black markings.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Psittaciformes - order; Psittacoidea - superfamily; Psittaculidae - family; Loriinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Eos cyanogenia, Eos histrio, Eos reticulata, Eos semilarvata, Eos squamata - species

References

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276

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English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἠώς (Ēṓs) or ἕως (héōs, “dawn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiːɒs/

Proper noun

Eos

1. (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.
2. (poetic) the dawn

Translations

Greek goddess

• Catalan: Eos (ca)
• Greek: Ηώς (el) (Iós)

  Ancient Greek: Ἠώς (Ēṓs)

• Portuguese: Éos f
• Russian: Э́ос (ru) f (Éos)
• Spanish: Eos

Anagrams

• -ose, OES, OES., OSE, SEO, SOE, Seo, Soe, oes, soe

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Spanish

Proper noun

Eos f

1. Eos (Greek goddess)