Raphia

See also: raphia

Translingual

Raphia farinifera (Arecaceae)

Etymology

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Proper noun

Raphia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Noctuidae – certain moths.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Arecaceae – raffia palms.

Hypernyms

• (genus in Noctuidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata - suborder; Heteroneura - infraorder; Ditrysia - division; Cossina - section; Bombycina - subsection; Noctuoidea - superfamily; Noctuidae - family; Raphiinae - subfamily
• (genus in Arecaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Arecales - order; Arecaceae - family; Calamoideae - subfamily; Calameae - tribe; Raphiinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus in Noctuidae): Noctua hybris - type species
• (genus in Arecaceae): Raphia vinifera (West African piassava palm) - type species; Raphia taedigera - selected other species

References

moth

• Raphia (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Raphia (Noctuidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Raphiinae (Noctuidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

palm

• Raphia (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Raphia (Arecaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Raphia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ῥαφία (Rhaphía), from Egyptian Rpwḥw

Proper noun

Raphia

1. (historical) Synonym of Rafah (spelling used when referring to the site in Antiquity: Ancient and Classical Eras) A town in Levant, frequently disputed between various ancient empires, Egypt (Pharonic, Ptolemaic, etc), Anatolia (Hittite, etc), Mesopotamia (Assyria, Seleucid, etc). The city is now located on the border between Gaza and Egypt, split between the two by an international border.