Plataea
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Plataea f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Geometridae.
Hypernyms
- (genus): 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; Geometroidea – superfamily; Geometridae – family; Ennominae - subfamily; Ourapterygini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Plataea californiaria - type species
References
- Plataea (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Plataea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Plataea (moth) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Etymology
Ancient Greek Πλάταια (Plátaia)
Proper noun
Plataea
- (historical) An ancient Greek city-state situated in Boeotia near the frontier with Attica at the foot of Mt. Cithaeron, between the mountain and the river Asopus, which divided its territory from that of Thebes.