Sophronia
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Sophronia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Gelechiidae.
- Synonym of Cattleya (“genus of orchids”)
Hyponyms
- (genus of moths): Sophronia illustrella - type species
Related terms
- Sophronitis
References
Sophronia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Sophronia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Sophronia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Proper noun
Sophronia
- A female given name
- 1898 George Bernard Shaw, You Never Can Tell, Act II:
- Crampton. Your name is Sophronia, girl: you were called after your aunt Sophronia, my sister: she gave you your first Bible with your name written in it.
- 1898 George Bernard Shaw, You Never Can Tell, Act II: