Mora

See also: mora, móra, morá, and Móra

Translingual

Mora excelsa

Etymology 1

From New Latin, perhaps from Old Tupi; compare English mora (“tree of the genus”).

Proper noun

Mora f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – timber trees of the tropical Americas.

Hypernyms

• (genus of plant): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family Caesalpinioideae - subfamily; Caesalpinieae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus of plant): , , Mora excelsa (nato), (nato), , ,  - species

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

a depiction of Mora moro

Proper noun

Mora f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Moridae – a deep-sea fish, the common mora.

Synonyms

• (genus of fish): goodly-eyed cod, googly-eyed cod, ribaldo

Hypernyms

• (genus of fish): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Paracanthopterygii - superorder; Gadiformes - order; Moridae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus of fish): Mora moro - sole species

Further reading

plant

• Mora (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Mora (Fabaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

fish

• Common mora on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Mora (Moridae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Mora

1. A female given name
2. A city, the county seat of Kanabec County, Minnesota, United States. Named after Mora, Sweden, see also Swedish Mora.
3. A census-designated place, the county seat of Mora County, New Mexico, United States.

Derived terms

• Mora County

Etymology 2

From the surnames of the German inventors, Franz Morell and Erich Rasche.

Proper noun

Mora

1. bioresonance therapy

Anagrams

• Amor, Omar, Roma, moar, roam

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German

Alternative forms

• More

Etymology

From Latin mora.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoːʀa/

Noun

Mora f (genitive Mora, plural Moren)

1. (phonology) mora

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔɾɐ/

• Audio (Portugal):

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• Homophone: mora

Proper noun

Mora f

1. A village and municipality of Évora district, Portugal.

Related terms

• morense

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Swedish

Proper noun

Mora n (genitive Moras)

1. a town in the province and county of Dalarna.

See also

• moraklocka
• morakniv

Anagrams

• moar, orma