Semiramis
See also: Semiramìs
Translingual
Proper noun
Semiramis ?
- A taxonomic genus within the family Bombyliidae – certain bee flies.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Diptera - order; Brachycera - suborder; Asilomorpha - infraorder; Asiloidea - superfamily; Bombyliidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Semiramis punctipennis - species
Further reading
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- Semiramis at the Catalogue of Life
- Semiramis at Encyclopedia of Life
English
Etymology
From Latin Semīramis, from Ancient Greek Σεμῑ́ραμις (Semī́ramis).
Proper noun
Semiramis f
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σεμῑ́ραμις (Semī́ramis).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /seˈmiː.ra.mis/, [sɛˈmiː.ra.mɪs]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /seˈmi.ra.mis/, [seˈmiː.ra.mis]
Proper noun
Semīramis f (genitive Semīramidis); third declension
Descendants
- English: Semiramis
- Italian: Semiramide
References
- Semiramis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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