Achaea
See also: Achæa
Translingual
Etymology
From putative Latin Achaea, from Ancient Greek Ἀχαΐα (Akhaḯa).
Usage notes
- Has been classified in family Noctuidae
Hypernyms
- (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; Ditrysia - division; Cossina - section; Bombycina - subsection; Noctuoidea - superfamily; Erebidae - family; Erebinae - subfamily; Ophiusini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Achaea janata (castor semi-looper), Achaea euryplaga - selected species; for other species see Achaea (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- Achaea (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Achaea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Achaea (Erebidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Etymology
From putative Latin Achaea (the attested Latin word is Achaia), from Ancient Greek Ἀχαΐα (Akhaḯa).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iːə
Proper noun
Achaea
- A regional unit in West Greece, Greece, in the northern head of the Peloponnese peninsula that contains mostly mountains.
Translations
a region in the northern head of the Peloponnese
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Latin
Adjective
Achaea
- inflection of Achaeus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
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