Portia

See also: portia

Translingual

Portia fimbriata (female)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Portia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Salticidae – jumping spiders that prey on other spiders.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Chelicerata – subphylum; Arachnida – class; Araneae – order; Opisthothelae - suborder; Araneomorphae - infraorder; Neocribellatae - taxon; Entelegynae - series; Dionycha - section; Salticoidea - superfamily; Salticidae - family; Spartaeinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Portia schultzi - type species; Portia africana, Portia albimana, Portia assamensis, Portia crassipalpis, Portia fimbriata, Portia heteroidea, Portia hoggi, Portia jianfeng, Portia labiata, Portia orientalis, Portia quei, Portia songi, Portia strandi, Portia taiwanica, Portia wui, Portia zhaoi (species)

References

• Portia (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Portia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Portia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Portia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Portia at Encyclopedia of Life
• Portia at National Center for Biotechnology Information

English

Etymology

From Latin Porcia, a feminine form of the gens name Porcius (the gens of the Cato the Elder and his famous descendants), from porcus (“pig”). The moon is named for the character in The Merchant of Venice.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔː.ʃə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔɹ.ʃə/
• Homophone: Porsche (some accents)
• Hyphenation: Por‧tia
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)ʃə

Proper noun

Portia

1. A female given name from Latin.
2. (astronomy) The seventh satellite of the planet Uranus.

Translations

moon of Uranus

• Japanese: ポーシャ (ja) (Pōsha)

Anagrams

• Piatro, Poitra, tropia

Turkish

Proper noun

Portia

1. (astronomy) Portia