Zonaria
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Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin zonarius (“of a belt or girdle”)
Proper noun
Zonaria
- (obsolete, zoology) A division of Mammalia characterized by girdle-like (zonal) placentas.
- (Zonaria f) A taxonomic genus within the family Dictyotaceae – certain thalloid brown algae.
- (Zonaria f) A taxonomic genus within the family Cypraeidae – certain sea snails.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Cypraeidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda – class; Littorinimorpha - order; Cypraeoidea - superfamily; Cypraeidae - family
References
Zonaria (alga) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Zonaria (gastropod) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
