Timon
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Timon lepidus (ocellated lizard)
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Etymology
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Proper noun
Timon m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Lacertidae – certain lizards.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida – subclass; Lepidosauromorpha – infraclass; Lepidosauria – superorder; Squamata – order; Scincoidea - order; Lacertidae - family; Lacertinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Timon lepidus (ocellated lizard), Timon pater, Timon princeps (siirt lizard, Zagrosian lizard), Timon tangitanus (Moroccan eyed lizard) (species)
References
Timon (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Timon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Timon (genus) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek Τῑ́μων (Tī́mōn).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: tīʹmən, IPA(key): /ˈtaɪmən/
Proper noun
Timon
- A male given name from Ancient Greek of mostly historical use.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, (King James Version), London: Robert Barker, , →OCLC, Acts 6:5:
- And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:
- ~1607 William Shakespeare: Timon of Athens, Act II, Scene II:
- Great Timon, noble, worthy, royal Timon!
- Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
- The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.
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German
Proper noun
Timon
- a male given name of modern usage, equivalent to English Timon