Antigone
See also: antigone
Translingual
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Antigone antigone
Etymology
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Proper noun
Antigone f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Gruidae – certain cranes, formerly in genus Grus.
Usage notes
- Not all sources accept Antigone in preference to Grus.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Gruiformes - order; Gruidae - family; Gruinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Antigone antigone (sarus crane) - type species; Antigone canadensis (sandhill crane), Antigone rubicunda (brolga), Antigone vipio (white-naped crane) - species
References
Antigone (bird) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Antigone on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Grus antigone on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Antigone at World Register of Marine Species
- Antigone at Encyclopedia of Life
- Antigone at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Antigone at Avibase
- Gruidae at Avian Taxonomy in Flux
English
Etymology
From Latin Antigonē, from Ancient Greek Ἀντιγόνη (Antigónē).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ænˈtɪ.ɡə.ni/
Proper noun
Antigone
- (Greek mythology) the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta in fiction and mythology
Translations
the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta
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Further reading
Antigone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- negation
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /anˈti.ɡo.ne/
- Rhymes: -iɡone
- Hyphenation: An‧tì‧go‧ne
Proper name
Antigone f
- Antigone