Euryale

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Euryale n

A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphaeaceae – water lilies growing in India and China.
A taxonomic genus within the family Euryalidae – ophiurans with much-branched arms.

Hypernyms

(genus in Nymphaeaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms - clade; Nymphaeales - order; Nymphaeaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus in Nympaeaceae): Euryale ferox - sole accepted species

References

Euryale (Euryalidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Euryale (water lily) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Euryale (Nymphaeaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek Εὐρυάλη (Euruálē, literally “far-roaming”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jʊˈɹaɪ.əli/

Proper noun

Euryale

(Greek mythology) The second eldest of the gorgons.

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