Chloris
See also: chloris
Translingual
editEtymology
editNew Latin, from Ancient Greek χλωρίς (khlōrís, “greenfinch”)
Proper noun
editChloris f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – windmill grasses.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Fringillidae – greenfinches.
Hypernyms
edit- (genus of grasses): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Poaceae - family; Chloridoideae - subfamily; Chlorideae - tribe; Eleusininae - subtribe
- (genus of birds): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Passeriformes – order; Passeri - suborder; Passerida - infraorder; Passeroidea - superfamily; Fringillidae - family; Carduelinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
edit- (genus of grasses): Chloris cruciata - type species; Chloris affinis, Chloris amethystea, Chloris andropogonoides, Chloris anomala, Chloris arenaria, Chloris barbata, Chloris berazainiae, Chloris berroi, Chloris boivinii, Chloris boliviensis, Chloris bournei, Chloris burmensis, Chloris canterae, Chloris castilloniana, Chloris ciliata, Chloris clementis, Chloris cubensis, Chloris cucullata, Chloris diluta, Chloris divaricata, Chloris ekmanii, Chloris elata, Chloris exilis, Chloris filiformis, Chloris flabellata, Chloris formosana, Chloris gayana, Chloris grandiflora, Chloris halophila, Chloris humbertiana, Chloris jubaensis, Chloris lamproparia, Chloris lobata, Chloris mearnsii, Chloris mensensis, Chloris montana, Chloris mossambicensis, Chloris orthonoton, Chloris paniculata, Chloris parvispicula, Chloris pectinata, Chloris pilosa, Chloris pumilio, Chloris pycnothrix, Chloris quinquesetica, Chloris radiata, Chloris robusta, Chloris roxburghiana, Chloris ruahensis, Chloris rufescens, Chloris sagraeana, Chloris sesquiflora, Chloris submutica, Chloris suringarii, Chloris texensis, Chloris truncata, Chloris ventricosa, Chloris verticillata, Chloris virgata, Chloris wightiana, Chloris woodii - species
- (genus of birds): Chloris chloris - type species; Chloris ambigua, Chloris monguilloti, Chloris sinica, Chloris spinoides - other species
References
edit- plant
- Chloris (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Chloris (Plantae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Chloris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Chloris at USDA Plants database
- Chloris at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- bird
- Chloris (bird) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Chloris (Cuvier) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Chloris (birds) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek Χλωρίς (Khlōrís, literally “Greenfinch”), from χλωρός (khlōrós, “greenish-yellow, pale green”).
Proper noun
editChloris
- (Greek mythology) A nymph and the goddess of flowers and spring. She is a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, the wife of Zephyrus, and mother of Karpos. Her Roman counterpart is Flora.
- (Greek mythology) One of the Niobids.
- (Greek mythology) The wife of Neleus.
- (Greek mythology) The mother of Mopsus.
- (astronomy) 410 Chloris, a main-belt asteroid.
Translations
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- Translingual terms derived from New Latin
- Translingual terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Translingual lemmas
- Translingual proper nouns
- mul:Taxonomic names (genus)
- mul:True finches
- English terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Greek deities
- en:Greek mythology
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