Phorbas
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Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Phorbas m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Hymedesmiidae – certain sponges.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Porifera – phylum; Demospongiae – class; Heteroscleromorpha - subclass; Poecilosclerida - order; Hymedesmiidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Phorbas amaranthus - type species
References
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Phorbas on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φόρβας (Phórbas).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpʰor.bas/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfor.bas/,
Proper noun
Phorbas m sg (genitive Phorbantis); third declension
- Phorbas, the name of several mythic personages
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Phorbas |
| genitive | Phorbantis |
| dative | Phorbantī |
| accusative | Phorbantem |
| ablative | Phorbante |
| vocative | Phorbas |
References
- “Phorbas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press