Zitha

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Translingual

Zitha torridalis.

Etymology

Coined by English entomologist Francis Walker in 1866.

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Particularly: “A direct borrowing from an Ancient Greek *ζίθα or *ζίθη? Or related to ζῆθι (zêthi)? Alternatively, resembles English zither, possibly a deliberate Latinism from a non-rhotic pronunciation?”

Proper noun

Zitha f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Pyralidae – certain moths.

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