Pteria

See also: pteria

Translingual

Etymology

From New Latin pteria, from Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón).

Proper noun

Pteria f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Pteriidae – the winged oysters.

Synonyms

• Avicula

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Bivalvia - class; Pteriomorphia - subclass; Pterioida - order; Pteriidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Pteria colymbus (Atlantic wing-oyster), Pteria hirundo, Pteria longisquamosa, Pteria sterna (Pacific wing-oyster), Pteria vitrea - selected species; for more see World Registry of Marine Species

References

• Pteria (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pteriidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Pteria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πτερίᾱ (Pteríā).

Proper noun

Pteria f sg (genitive Pteriae); first declension

1. (New Latin) An ancient city in Cappadocia, modern Turkey, perhaps modern Kerkenes Dağı.

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Pteria
Genitive	Pteriae
Dative	Pteriae
Accusative	Pteriam
Ablative	Pteriā
Vocative	Pteria
Locative	Pteriae