Timon

Timon

See also: timon and timón

Translingual

Timon lepidus (ocellated lizard)

Etymology

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Proper noun

Timon m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Lacertidae – certain lizards.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Reptilia - class; Squamata - subclass; Scincoidea - order; Lacertidae - family; Lacertinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Timon lepidus (ocellated lizard), Timon pater, Timon princeps (siirt lizard, Zagrosian lizard), Timon tangitanus (Moroccan eyed lizard) (species)

References

• Timon (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Timon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Timon (genus) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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English

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Τῑ́μων (Tī́mōn).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: tīʹmən, IPA^(key): /ˈtaɪmən/

Proper noun

Timon

1. A male given name of mostly historical use.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Acts 6:5:

     And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:

   • ~1607 William Shakespeare: Timon of Athens, Act II, Scene II:

     Great Timon, noble, worthy, royal Timon!

     Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,

     The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.

Anagrams

• Minot, Minto

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German

Proper noun

Timon

1. A male given name, cognate to English Timon, also in modern use.