Achaea
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Achaea euryplaga
See also: Achæa
Translingual
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Etymology
From putative Latin Achaea, from Ancient Greek Ἀχαΐα (Akhaḯa).
Proper noun
Achaea f
Usage notes
- Has been classified in family Noctuidae
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; Noctuoidea – superfamily; Erebidae – family; Erebinae - subfamily; Ophiusini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Achaea janata (castor semi-looper), Achaea euryplaga - selected species; for other species see
Achaea (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- Achaea (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Achaea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Achaea (Erebidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From putative Latin Achaea (the attested Latin word is Achaia), from Ancient Greek Ἀχαΐα (Akhaḯa).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Achaea
- An ancient region in the northern part of the Peloponnese peninsula, Greece, occupying the coastal strip north of Arcadia, contanining mostly mountains.
- (historical) A former prefecture in West Greece, Greece, largely corresponding to the ancient region.
- A regional unit in West Greece, Greece, largely corresponding to the ancient region.
Derived terms
Translations
a region in the northern head of the Peloponnese
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Latin
Adjective
Achaea
- inflection of Achaeus:
Adjective
Achaeā