Arca
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Arca noae
See also: arca
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin arca (“ark”). Named by Carl Linnaeus in reference to Noah's Ark, due to the interior of the shell resembling a wooden boat.
Proper noun
Arca f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Arcidae – typical ark clams or ark shells.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Bivalvia – class; Autobranchia - subclass; Pteriomorphia - superorder; Arcida - order; Arcoidea - superfamily; Arcidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Arca noae - type species; for other species see Arca at World Register of Marine Species .
Derived terms
References
Arca (bivalve) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Arca on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Arca on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Arca at AnimalBase
- Arca at World Register of Marine Species
- Arca at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Arca at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Arca at Paleobiology Database
English
Etymology
From Galician, Portuguese, and Italian surname, all ultimately from the noun arca (“chest, storehouse”).
Proper noun
Arca (plural Arcas)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Arca is the 32792nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 700 individuals. Arca is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (44.0%), Hispanic/Latino (34.29%), and White (12.71%) individuals.
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
From the noun arca (“ark, chest, storehouse”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Arca m or f by sense
- a surname
Anagrams
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἄρκη (Árkē), from or related to Akkadian 𒅕𒋡𒋫 (Irqata).[1]
Proper noun
Arca f sg (genitive Arcae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Arca |
| genitive | Arcae |
| dative | Arcae |
| accusative | Arcam |
| ablative | Arcā |
| vocative | Arca |
| locative | Arcae |
Derived terms
References
- “Arca”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Arca in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- ^ Izre'el, S. (2018). Amurru Akkadian: A Linguistic Study. Volume: 2. Netherlands: Brill, p. 138