Timon

See also: timon and timón

Translingual

Timon lepidus

Proper noun

Timon m

A taxonomic genus within the family Lacertidae – certain lizards.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Reptilia - class; Squamata - subclass; Sauria - suborder; Scincomorpha - infraorder; Lacertidae - family; Lacertinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Timon lepidus (ocellated lizard), Timon pater, Timon princeps, Timon tangitanus (Moroccan eyed lizard) (species)

Further reading

Timon (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Timon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Timon (genus)) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Τῑ́μων (Tī́mōn).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: tīʹmən, IPA^(key): /ˈtaɪmən/

Proper noun

Timon

A male given name of mostly historical use.
- 1611, Bible (King James Version), Acts 6:5:
  
  And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:
- ~1607 William Shakespeare: Timon of Athens, Act II, Scene II:
  Great Timon, noble, worthy, royal Timon!
  
  Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
  
  The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.

Anagrams

Minot, Minto

German

Proper noun

Timon

A male given name, cognate to English Timon, also in modern use.

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