Hippuris

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Translingual

Hippuris vulgaris

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἵππουρις (híppouris).

Proper noun

Hippuris f

A taxonomic genus within the family Plantaginaceae – mare's tail.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I – clades; Lamiales – order; Plantaginaceae – family; Callitricheae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Hippuris vulgaris - type species; Hippuris tetraphylla - species

References

Hippuris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Hippuris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Hippuris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Hippuris at USDA Plants database
Hippuris at Tropicos
Hippuris at World Register of Marine Species
Hippuris at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Hippuris at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Hippuris at Germplasm Resources Information Network
Hippuris at The Plant List

Latin

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἱππουρίς (Hippourís).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /hipˈpuː.ris/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ipˈpu.ris/,

Proper noun

Hippūris f sg (genitive Hippūridis); third declension

A small island situated between Thera and Amorgos

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Hippūris
genitive	Hippūridis
dative	Hippūridī
accusative	Hippūridem
ablative	Hippūride
vocative	Hippūris

References

“Hippuris”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Hippuris in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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