Norrisia
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Norris's top snail, feeding on kelp
Translingual
Etymology 1
Named after English naturalist Thomas Norris + -ia.
Proper noun
Norrisia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Tegulidae – Norris's top snail.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda - class; Vetigastropoda - subclass; Trochida - order; Trochoidea - superfamily; Tegulidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Norrisia norrisi - sole accepted species
References
Norrisia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Norrisia norrisii on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Tegulidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Norrisia norrisi on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Etymology 2
Named after English plant collector Sir William Norris + -ia.
Proper noun
Norrisia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Loganiaceae – a tropical plant.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Gentianales - order; Loganiaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Norrisia malaccensis - type species
References
- Loganiaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Loganiaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Loganiaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Norrisia at Tropicos
- Norrisia at The Plant List