Taxila
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A Taxila species
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Taxila m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Riodinidae – certain metalmarks.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Ditrysia - suborder; Rhopalocera - infraorder; Papilionoidea - superfamily; Riodinidae - family; Nemeobiinae - subfamily; Nemeobiini - tribe; Abisarina - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Taxila dora, Taxila haquinus (species)
References
Taxila on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Taxila on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Taxila (genus) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Etymology
Ultimately from Sanskrit तक्षशिला (takṣaśilā) through Ancient Greek Τάξιλα (Táxila).
Proper noun
Taxila
- (historical) Taxila (an ancient city and archaeological site in the modern province of Punjab, Pakistan)
- A modern town and archaeological site at that location.
- A tehsil (sub-division), headquartered in the town, of the Rawalpindi District of Punjab province, Pakistan.
Translations
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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τάξιλα (Táxila), itself from Sanskrit तक्षशिला (takṣaśilā).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈtak.si.la/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtak.si.la/,
Proper noun
Taxila f sg (genitive Taxilae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Taxila |
| genitive | Taxilae |
| dative | Taxilae |
| accusative | Taxilam |
| ablative | Taxilā |
| vocative | Taxila |
| locative | Taxilae |