Athene
See also: Athéné
Translingual
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀθήνη (Athḗnē, “Athena”), a Greek goddess associated with owls.
Proper noun
Athene f
Synonyms
- (genus): Speotyto
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Strigiformes - order; Strigidae - family; Surniinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Athene blewitti (now Heteroglaux blewitti; forest owlet), Athene brama (spotted owlet), Athene cunicularia (burrowing owl), Athene noctua (little owl) - species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
Further reading
- Athene on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Athene at the Tree of Life Web Project
- Athene at Encyclopedia of Life
- Athene at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Athene at Fossilworks
Danish
Proper noun
Athene
Synonyms
Dutch
Pronunciation
Athene (file)
Proper noun
Athene n
- Athens (capital city of Greece)
German
Athene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈteːnə/
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Athene f (genitive Athene)
Swahili
Proper noun
Athene
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