Godiva
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Godiva quadricolor 
Lady Godiva representation
Translingual
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Etymology
After the appearance of the type species
Proper noun
Godiva f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Facelinidae – certain sea slugs.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda - class; Heterobranchia - subclass; Nudibranchia - order; Aeolidioidea - superfamily; Facelinidae - family; Favorininae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Godiva quadricolor - type species
References
Godiva on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Godiva on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Godiva on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Godiva at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Godiva at World Register of Marine Species
- Godiva at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
English
Etymology
Latinised from the Old English female given name Godġifu (literally “God gift”), from god + ġifu. Doublet of Goody, Goodey.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Godiva
- An 11th-century Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who, according to legend, rode unclothed through the streets of Coventry to gain a remission of the oppressive taxation that her husband had imposed on his tenants.
Related terms
Further reading
- Lady Godiva on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Category:Lady Godiva on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons