Pteria
See also: pteria
Translingual
Etymology
From New Latin pteria, from Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón).
Proper noun
Pteria f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Pteriidae – the winged oysters.
Synonyms
- Avicula
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Bivalvia - class; Pteriomorphia - subclass; Pterioida - order; Pteriidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Pteria colymbus (Atlantic wing-oyster), Pteria hirundo, Pteria longisquamosa, Pteria sterna (Pacific wing-oyster), Pteria vitrea - selected species; for more see World Registry of Marine Species
References
''Pteria'' (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Pteriidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
''Pteria'' on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πτερίᾱ (Pteríā).
Proper noun
Pteria f sg (genitive Pteriae); first declension
- (New Latin) Pteria (a city in Cappadocia)
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Pteria |
| Genitive | Pteriae |
| Dative | Pteriae |
| Accusative | Pteriam |
| Ablative | Pteriā |
| Vocative | Pteria |
| Locative | Pteriae |