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Webster 1913 Edition
Eos
‖
E′os
,Noun.
[L., fr. Gr.
Ἠώς
.] (Gr. Myth.)
Aurora, the goddess of morn.
Definition 2024
Eos
Eos
Translingual
Proper noun
Eos f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Psittaculidae – certain lories of Indonesia with predominantly red plumage and blue, purple or black markings.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Psittaciformes - order; Psittacoidea - superfamily; Psittaculidae - family; Loriinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Eos cyanogenia, Eos histrio, Eos reticulata, Eos semilarvata, Eos squamata - species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276
English
Proper noun
Eos
- (Greek mythology) The Greek goddess of the dawn; daughter of Hyperion and Theia, sister of Helios and Selene, wife of Astraeus (god of the dusk), and mother of the four Anemoi ("Winds"), and the five Astra Planeta ("Wandering Stars/Planets"). Her Roman counterpart is Aurora.
- (poetic) the dawn
Translations
Greek goddess
Anagrams
eos
eos
Estonian
Noun
eos (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
Declension
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Latin
Pronoun
eōs
- accusative plural of is
- Facile erat nobis eos superare.
- It was easy for us to overcome them.
- Facile erat nobis eos superare.