Delena
See also: dělena
Translingual
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Delena cancerides
Etymology
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Proper noun
Delena f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Sparassidae – certain huntsman spiders.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Chelicerata - subphylum; Arachnida - class; Araneae - order; Opisthothelae - suborder; Araneomorphae - infraorder; Neocribellatae - taxon; Entelegynae - series; Dionycha - section; Sparassoidea - superfamily; Sparassidae - family; Deleninae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Delena cancerides, Delena craboides, Delena gloriosa, Delena nigrifrons (species)
References
Delena on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Delena on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Delena on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Etymology
Blend of Damon + Elena.
Proper noun
Delena
- (fandom slang) The romantic pairing of the characters Damon Salvatore and Elena Gilbert from the American television series The Vampire Diaries.
- 2012, Julie Plec, quoted in Nuzhat Naoreen, "This Week's Cover: 'The Vampire Diaries' stars talk about the red-hot Damon-Elena-Stefan triangle", Entertainment Weekly, 8 February 2012:
- And vice versa, when we want Stefan and Elena to have a moment together, how can we do that and not have our Delena fans outraged?
- 2014, Danielle Wolk, "Netflix or Nut-flix?: A guide to Understanding Your Netflix Obsession", The Lion's Roar (Solomon Schechter School of Westchester, Hartsdale, New York), January 2014, page 6:
- And while you may deny having ever watched the "Vampire Diaries" in pubic, you have a strong opinion regarding team Stelena vs. team Delena.
- 2014, Lanford Beard, "TV Jukebox: 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'The Following,' 'Supernatural,' and more of the week's best music-on-TV moments", Entertainment Weekly, 4 May 2014:
- There will never be enough swoon-worthy Delena moments to fill shippers’ hearts, […]
- 2012, Julie Plec, quoted in Nuzhat Naoreen, "This Week's Cover: 'The Vampire Diaries' stars talk about the red-hot Damon-Elena-Stefan triangle", Entertainment Weekly, 8 February 2012:
Anagrams
- andele, aneled, leaden, leaned, nealed