Urania
Translingual
Etymology
After Urania (“muse of astronomy”), conventionally shown dressed in a cloak embroidered with stars.
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; Uranoiidea - superfamily; Uraniidae - family; Uraniinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Urania leilus - type species; for other species see Urania on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
References
- Uraniinae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Urania on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Urania on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Οὐρανία (Ouranía).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jʊˈɹeɪ.ni.ə/
- Rhymes: -eɪniə
Proper noun
Urania
Derived terms
Translations
the Muse of astronomy
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Asteroid
See also
- (Greek mythology Muses) Muse; Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia, Urania
Italian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Οὐρανία (Ouranía).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uˈra.nja/[1]
- Rhymes: -anja
- Hyphenation: U‧rà‧nia
References
- Urania in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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