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单词 Waldo
释义

Waldo

See also: waldo

Translingual

Waldo parasiticus

Etymology

A play on the US name of the children's book series Where's Waldo?[1].

Proper noun

Waldo m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Lasaeidae – small marine clams.

Usage notes

  • Sometimes placed in families Galeommatidae or Montacutidae, both also in superfamily Galeommatoidea

Hypernyms

  • (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Bivalvia - class; Autobranchia - subclass; Heteroconchia - superorder; Veneroida - order; Galeommatoidea - superfamily; Lasaeidae - family

Hyponyms

  • (genus): Waldo parasiticus - type species; see Waldo at World Register of Marine Species for others

References

  1. Valentich-Scott, P.; O'Foighil, D. Li, J. 2013: Where’s Waldo? A new commensal species, Waldo arthuri (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Galeommatidae), from the northeastern Pacific Ocean. ZooKeys, 316: 67-80. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.316.4256

Further reading

  • Waldo (bivalve) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Waldo on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  • Waldo on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
  • Waldo at National Center for Biotechnology Information
  • Waldo at World Register of Marine Species

English

Alternative forms

  • Waldeve, Waldef
  • Waltheof (obsolete or historical)

Etymology

English surname, from the obsolete English given name Waltheof, from Old English weald (power) + þēof (thief), as in "one who snatched victory from battle."[1][2] Comparable to, or ultimately Anglicized from, the Old Norse equivalent Valthiófr, from vald + *ᚦᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉ (*þeubaʀ). Compare Walthall, Waldie.

Proper noun

Waldo

  1. A male given name from Old English, in modern American use transferred back from the surname.
    • 2002, Annie Proulx, That Old Ace in the Hole, →ISBN, page 217:
      He was our first baby, born September 4, 1939, our only boy. Named Waldo after a kind of bakin powder I liked. 'Waldo's Cream Powder.'
  2. A surname transferred from the given name.

Derived terms

  • Waldo County

See also

  • Waldo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

  1. Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), Waldo”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
  2. Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), Walthall”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

  • woald

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Waldo.

Proper noun

Waldo (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎ᜔ᜇᜓ)

  1. a male given name from English
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