Semiramis

See also: Semiramìs

Translingual

Proper noun

Semiramis ?

A taxonomic genus within the family Bombyliidae – certain bee flies.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Diptera - order; Brachycera - suborder; Asilomorpha - infraorder; Asiloidea - superfamily; Bombyliidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Semiramis punctipennis - species

Further reading

Bombyliidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Bombyliidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Bombyliidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Semiramis at the Catalogue of Life
Semiramis at Encyclopedia of Life

English

Etymology

From Latin Semīramis, from Ancient Greek Σεμῑ́ραμις (Semī́ramis).

Proper noun

Semiramis f

A legendary queen of Assyria.

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σεμῑ́ραμις (Semī́ramis).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /seˈmiː.ra.mis/, [sɛˈmiː.ra.mɪs]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /seˈmi.ra.mis/, [seˈmiː.ra.mis]

Proper noun

Semīramis f (genitive Semīramidis); third declension

Semiramis

Descendants

English: Semiramis
Italian: Semiramide

References

Semiramis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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