Clotho
Translingual
![](Images/wiktionary/Oecobius_cellariorum.jpg.webp)
Oecobius cellariorum (syn. Clotho cellariorum)
Etymology
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Proper noun
Clotho f
- (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Oecobiidae – arachnids, wall spiders, with its species now in other genera in Oecobiidae.
- (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Viperidae – vipers, with its species now in other genera in Viperidae.
- (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae – certain hummingbirds.
References
Wall spider on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Oecobiidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Oecobiidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Clotho in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
English
Etymology
Latin Clōthō, from Ancient Greek Κλωθώ (Klōthṓ), from κλώθω (klṓthō, literally “to spin”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkloʊθoʊ/
Proper noun
Clotho
- (Greek mythology) The youngest of the three Fates, a daughter of Zeus and Themis; the spinner of the thread of life. Her Roman equivalent is Nona.
- (astronomy) 97 Klotho, a main belt asteroid.
Translations
One of the Fates
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Anagrams
- coolth