Achaea
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Etymology
From putative Latin Achaea, from Ancient Greek Ἀχαΐα (Akhaḯa).
Proper noun
Achaea f
Usage notes
- Has been classified in family Noctuidae
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata – suborder; Heteroneura – infraorder; Ditrysia – division; Cossina – section; Bombycina – subsection; Noctuoidea – superfamily; Erebidae – family; Erebinae - subfamily; Ophiusini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Achaea janata (castor semi-looper), Achaea euryplaga - selected species; for other species see
Achaea (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
Achaea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Achaea (Erebidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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Alternative forms
Etymology
From putative Latin Achaea (the attested Latin word is Achaia), from Ancient Greek Ἀχαΐα (Akhaḯa).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Achaea
- An ancient region in the northern part of the Peloponnese peninsula, Greece, occupying the coastal strip north of Arcadia, contanining mostly mountains.
- (historical) A former prefecture in West Greece, Greece, largely corresponding to the ancient region.
- A regional unit in West Greece, Greece, largely corresponding to the ancient region.
Derived terms
Translations
a region in the northern head of the Peloponnese
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Adjective
Achaea
- inflection of Achaeus:
Adjective
Achaeā
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