Amphitrite
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Amphitrite sp. 
Amphitrite ornata 
Amphitrite astronomical symbol
See also: amphitrite
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek Ἀμφιτρίτη (Amphitrítē, “Wife of Poseidon”), also "three times around", perhaps for the coiled forms specimens take.
Proper noun
Amphitrite f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Terebellidae – spaghetti worms, sea-floor-dwelling polychetes.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum; Annelida - phylum; Polychaeta - class; Sedentaria - subclass; Terebellida - order; Terebellidae - family; Amphitritinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Amphitrite cirrata - type species
References
Terebellidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Amphitritinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Amphitrite (Terebellidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Amphitrite at World Register of Marine Species
- Amphitrite at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Amphitrite at the Catalogue of Life
English
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀμφιτρίτη (Amphitrítē).
Pronunciation
(US) IPA(key): /ˌæm.fɪˈtɹaɪ.ti/
Proper noun
Amphitrite
Synonyms
- (astronomy): 29 Amphitrite, ㉙
Translations
Greek goddess
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Asteroid
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