Portia
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Portia fimbriata (female)
See also: portia
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Portia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Salticidae – jumping spiders that prey on other spiders.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Chelicerata – subphylum; Arachnida – class; Araneae – order; Opisthothelae – suborder; Araneomorphae – infraorder; Neocribellatae – taxon; Entelegynae – series; Dionycha – section; Salticoidea – superfamily; Salticidae – family; Spartaeinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Portia schultzi - type species; Portia africana, Portia albimana, Portia assamensis, Portia crassipalpis, Portia fimbriata, Portia heteroidea, Portia hoggi, Portia jianfeng, Portia labiata, Portia orientalis, Portia quei, Portia songi, Portia strandi, Portia taiwanica, Portia wui, Portia zhaoi (species)
References
Portia (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Portia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Portia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Portia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Portia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
English
Etymology
From Latin Porcia, a feminine form of the gens name Porcius (the gens of the Cato the Elder and his famous descendants), from porcus (“pig”). The moon is named for the character in The Merchant of Venice.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɔː.ʃə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɔɹ.ʃə/
- Homophone: Porsche (some accents)
- Hyphenation: Por‧tia
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)ʃə
Proper noun
Portia
- A female given name from Latin.
- (astronomy) The seventh satellite of the planet Uranus.
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Proper noun
Portia