Orestes

Orestes

See also: orestes

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Orestes m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Heteropterygidae – several stick insects.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Polyneoptera - superorder; Phasmida - order; Verophasmatodea - suborder; Areolatae - infraorder; Bacilloidea - superfamily; Heteropterygidae - family; Dataminae - subfamily; Datamini - tribe

References

• Verophasmatodea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Orestes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Orestes (Phasmida) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀρέστης (Oréstēs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɒˈɹɛstiːz/

Proper noun

Orestes

1. (Greek mythology) The son of Agamemnon
2. A region of Macedonia
3. A town in Indiana

Anagrams

• Rosetes, e-stores, osseter, stereos