Raphia
See also: raphia
Translingual
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Proper noun
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- A taxonomic genus within the family Noctuidae – certain moths.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Arecaceae – raffia palms.
Hypernyms
edit- (genus in Noctuidae): 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; Ditrysia – division; Cossina – section; Bombycina – subsection; Noctuoidea – superfamily; Noctuidae – family; Raphiinae - subfamily
- (genus in Arecaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids – clades; Arecales – order; Arecaceae – family; Calamoideae - subfamily; Calameae - tribe; Raphiinae - subtribe
Hyponyms
edit- (genus in Noctuidae): Noctua hybris - type species
- (genus in Arecaceae): Raphia vinifera (West African piassava palm) - type species; Raphia taedigera - selected other species
References
edit- moth
- Raphia (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Raphia (Noctuidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Raphiinae (Noctuidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- palm
- Raphia (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Raphia (Arecaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Raphia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek Ῥαφία (Rhaphía), from Egyptian Rpwḥw
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Proper noun
editRaphia
- (historical) Synonym of Rafah (spelling used when referring to the site in Antiquity: Ancient and Classical Eras) A town in Levant, frequently disputed between various ancient empires, Egypt (Pharonic, Ptolemaic, etc), Anatolia (Hittite, etc), Mesopotamia (Assyria, Seleucid, etc). The city is now located on the border between Gaza and Egypt, split between the two by an international border.
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