Gordius

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Gordium (“capital city of Phrygia”). See Gordian.

Proper noun

Gordius m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Gordiidae – long, slender, nematoid worms, parasitic in insects.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Nematomorpha - phylum; Gordioida - class; Gordea - order; Gordiidae - family

Derived terms

• Acutogordius
• Paragordius

References

• Gordius on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Gordius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Gordius on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Etymology

From Latin Gordius, from Ancient Greek Γόρδιος (Górdios).

Proper noun

Gordius

1. Alternative form of Gordias