Godiva

Translingual

Godiva quadricolor

Etymology

After the appearance of the type species

Proper noun

Godiva f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Facelinidae – certain sea slugs.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda - class; Heterobranchia - subclass; Nudibranchia - order; Aeolidioidea - superfamily; Facelinidae - family; Favorininae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Godiva quadricolor - type species

References

• Godiva on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Godiva on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Godiva on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Godiva at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Godiva at World Register of Marine Species
• Godiva at Encyclopedia of Life
• Godiva at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.

English

Lady Godiva representation

Etymology

Latinised from the Old English female given name Godġifu (literally “God gift”), from god +‎ ġifu. Doublet of Goody, Goodey.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡə.ˈdaɪ.və/
• Rhymes: -aɪvə

Proper noun

Godiva

1. An 11th-century Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who, according to legend, rode unclothed through the streets of Coventry to gain a remission of the oppressive taxation that her husband had imposed on his tenants.

Related terms

• Goodeve
• Goodey
• Goody
• Goodiff
• Lady Godiva

Further reading

• Lady Godiva on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Category:Lady Godiva on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons