Caligula
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Translingual
Etymology
Named after the Roman emperor Caligula.
Proper noun
Caligula f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Saturniidae – moths of east Asia.
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 – clade; Cossina – section; Bombycina – subsection; Bombycoidea – superfamily; Saturniiformes – series; Saturniidae – family; Saturniinae - subfamily; Saturniini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Caligula simla - type species
See also
References
Caligula (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Caligula on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Caligula (Saturniidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Etymology
From Latin Caligula, from caliga (“leather boot”) + -ula.
Proper noun
Caligula
Derived terms
Further reading
Latin
Etymology
From caliga (“leather boot”) + -ula
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kaˈli.ɡu.la/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kaˈli.ɡu.la/,
Proper noun
Caligula m sg (genitive Caligulae); first declension
- A Roman Emperor, Caligula
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Caligula |
| genitive | Caligulae |
| dative | Caligulae |
| accusative | Caligulam |
| ablative | Caligulā |
| vocative | Caligula |