Zilla
See also: -zilla
Translingual
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Zilla_spinosa_flowers_1.jpg/220px-Zilla_spinosa_flowers_1.jpg)
Etymology
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Proper noun
Zilla f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae – one or more species of desert flowers of the Sahara and Arabia.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Araneidae – certain orb-weaving spiders.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Brassicaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Brassicales - order; Brassicaceae - family; Brassiceae - tribe
- (genus in Araneidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Chelicerata – subphylum; Arachnida – class; Araneae – order; Opisthothelae - suborder; Araneomorphae - infraorder; Neocribellatae - taxon; Entelegynae - series; Araneoidea - superfamily; Araneidae - family; Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. - subfamily; Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. - tribe
References
Zilla (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Orb-weaver spider on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Zilla (Brassicaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Zilla (Araneae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Italian
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Biblical Hebrew צִלָּה (“shade”).
Proper noun
Zilla f
- (biblical) Zillah
- a female given name.