Portia
Translingual
Portia fimbriata (female)
Proper noun
Portia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Salticidae – jumping spiders that prey on other spiders.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Chelicerata - subphylum; Arachnida - class; Araneae - order; Opisthothelae - suborder; Araneomorphae - infraorder; Neocribellatae - taxon; Entelegynae - series; Dionycha - section; Salticoidea - superfamily; Salticidae - family; Spartaeinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Portia schultzi - type species; Portia africana, Portia albimana, Portia assamensis, Portia crassipalpis, Portia fimbriata, Portia heteroidea, Portia hoggi, Portia jianfeng, Portia labiata, Portia orientalis, Portia quei, Portia songi, Portia strandi, Portia taiwanica, Portia wui, Portia zhaoi (species)
Further reading
- Portia on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- 3103 at the Tree of Life Web Project
- Portia at Encyclopedia of Life
- Portia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
English
Etymology
From Latin, a feminine form of the gens name Porcius (the gens of the Cato the Elder and his famous descendants), from porcus (“pig”). The moon is named for the character in The Merchant of Venice.
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