Pteria

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Translingual

Etymology

From New Latin pteria, from Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón).

Proper noun

Pteria f

A taxonomic genus within the family Pteriidae – the winged oysters.

Synonyms

Avicula

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Bivalvia - class; Pteriomorphia - subclass; Pterioida - order; Pteriidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Pteria colymbus (Atlantic wing-oyster), Pteria hirundo, Pteria longisquamosa, Pteria sterna (Pacific wing-oyster), Pteria vitrea - selected species; for more see World Registry of Marine Species

References

Pteria (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pteriidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Pteria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πτερίᾱ (Pteríā).

Proper noun

Pteria f sg (genitive Pteriae); first declension

(New Latin) An ancient city in Cappadocia, modern Turkey, perhaps modern Kerkenes Dağı.

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Pteria
genitive	Pteriae
dative	Pteriae
accusative	Pteriam
ablative	Pteriā
vocative	Pteria
locative	Pteriae

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