Axis

See also: axis and áxis

Translingual

Axis axis stag

Etymology

From Latin axis

Proper noun

Axis m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cervidae – the chital, of India.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Artiodactyla - order; Cervidae - family; Cervinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Axis axis (spotted deer, chital deer, axis deer)—sole accepted extant species

References

• chital on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Axis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Axis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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English

Children waving German, Italian, and Japanese flags of 1938.

Proper noun

Axis

1. The alliance (in effect before and during World War II) of Germany, Italy, Japan, and several minor allied countries, which opposed the Allies.

Synonyms

• the Axis Powers

Translations

Axis Powers — see Axis Powers

See also

• Axis powers on Wikipedia.Wikipedia