Samia
See also: samia
Translingual
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Samia cynthia (ailanthus silkmoths), vacationing on Tenerife
Etymology
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Proper noun
Samia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Saturniidae.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Lepidoptera - order; Glossata - suborder; Heteroneura - infraorder; Ditrysia - division; Cossina - section; Bombycina - subsection; Bombycoidea - superfamily; Saturniiformes - series; Saturniidae - family; Saturniinae - subfamily; Attacini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Samia cynthia (ailanthus silkmoth) - type species
References
Samia (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Samia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Samia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Finnish
Proper noun
Samia
- Partitive singular form of Sami.
Anagrams
- Saima