poseidon

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See also: Poseidon, Poséidon, and Poseidón

Translingual

Etymology

Ancient Greek Ποσειδῶν (Poseidôn)

Proper noun

poseidon

  1. (taxonomy) A specific name species descriptor. Only used in binomial names.
  2. (abbreviation, informal) Used elliptically for the full binomial name.

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