Purpura

Purpura

See also: purpura

Translingual

Purpura persica

Etymology

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Proper noun

Purpura f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Muricidae – formerly including many muricids.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum; Mollusca - phylum; Gastropoda - class; Caenogastropoda - subclass; Sorbeoconcha - order; Hypsogastropoda - suborder; Neogastropoda - infraorder; Muricoidea - superfamily; Muricidae - family; Rapaninae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Purpura persica - type species; Purpura bufo, Purpura panama - other accepted species

References

• Purpura on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Purpura on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Purpura on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Purpura at World Register of Marine Species

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English

Proper noun

Purpura (plural Purpuras)

1. A surname​.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Purpura is the 18676^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1472 individuals. Purpura is most common among White (94.57%) individuals.