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Phalaena


Pha-læ′na

(fȧ-lē′nȧ)
,
p
rop.
Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
φάλαινα
,
φάλλαινα
, a kind of moth.]
(Zool.)
A linnæan genus which included the moths in general.

Definition 2024


Phalaena

Phalaena

See also: phalaena

Translingual

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Phalaena f

  1. (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the order Lepidoptera – a Linnaean genus, now several families.

Hyponyms

phalaena

phalaena

See also: Phalaena

Latin

Alternative forms

  • phallaena f

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /pʰaˈlae̯.na/, [pʰaˈɫae̯.na]

Noun

phalaena f (genitive phalaenae); first declension

  1. a whale
Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative phalaena phalaenae
genitive phalaenae phalaenārum
dative phalaenae phalaenīs
accusative phalaenam phalaenās
ablative phalaenā phalaenīs
vocative phalaena phalaenae
Related terms
  • phalaenāceus
  • phalaenothēria
  • phalaenārius
  • phalaenifer
  • phalaeniceps