Serica
See also: serica
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Serica f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Scarabaeidae – certain junebugs and May beetles.
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- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Coleoptera - order; Polyphaga - suborder; Scarabaeiformia - infraorder; Scarabaeoidea - superfamily; Scarabaeidae - family; Melolonthinae - subfamily; Sericini - tribe
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Serica brunnea - type species
References edit
- Serica (beetle) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Serica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Serica on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin Serica, from Ancient Greek Σηρικά (Sēriká), from Σῆρες (Sêres, “Seres”) + -ική (-ikḗ), from σήρ (sḗr, “silkworm”), likely ultimately from Old Chinese 絲 (*sə, “silk”).
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Serica
- (historical) An ancient empire in East Asia, North China reached overland as opposed to the Sinae, the South Chinese reached by sea.
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Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Σηρικά (Sēriká), from Σῆρες (Sêres, “Seres”) + -ική (-ikḗ), from σήρ (sḗr, “silkworm”), likely ultimately from Old Chinese 絲 (*sə, “silk”). Equivalent to Sērēs + -ica.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈseː.ri.ka/, [ˈs̠eːrɪkä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈse.ri.ka/, [ˈsɛːrikä]
Proper noun edit
Sērica f sg (genitive Sēricae); first declension
- (historical) Serica, Cathay (an ancient empire in East Asia), North China reached overland as opposed to Sinae, the South Chinese reached by sea.
- (New Latin) China (a country in East Asia).
Declension edit
First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Sērica |
Genitive | Sēricae |
Dative | Sēricae |
Accusative | Sēricam |
Ablative | Sēricā |
Vocative | Sērica |
Synonyms edit
- Res Publica Popularis Sinarum (sometimes disputed); Res Publica Sinarum (chiefly historical); Taivania (uncommon, disputed)
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- English: Serica