Timon
Translingual
Etymology
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Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida - subclass; Lepidosauromorpha - infraclass; Lepidosauria - superorder; Squamata - order; Scincoidea - order; Lacertidae - family; Lacertinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Timon lepidus (ocellated lizard), Timon pater, Timon princeps (siirt lizard, Zagrosian lizard), Timon tangitanus (Moroccan eyed lizard) (species)
References
- Timon (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Timon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Timon (genus) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek Τῑ́μων (Tī́mōn).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: tīʹmən, IPA(key): /ˈtaɪmən/
Proper noun
Timon
- A male given name from Ancient Greek of mostly historical use.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 6:5:
- And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:
- ~1607 William Shakespeare: Timon of Athens, Act II, Scene II:
- Great Timon, noble, worthy, royal Timon!
- Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
- The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.
Translations
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