Japonica
See also: japonica
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From Latin japonica. From being associated with Japan.
Proper noun edit
Japonica f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Lycaenidae – endemic to east Asia.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata - suborder; Heteroneura - infraorder; Papilionoidea - superfamily; Lycaenidae - family; Theclinae - subfamily; Theclini - tribe
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Japonica saepestriata - type species; for others see Japonica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
References edit
- Japonica (butterfly) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Japonica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Japonica on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English edit
Etymology edit
From New Latin iaponicus (“Japanese”), from Iaponia.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Japonica (uncountable)
- (dated) A species of camellia (Camellia japonica), a native flower of Japan, bearing beautiful red or white flowers.
Alternative forms edit
References edit
- “Japonica”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.