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Chloris

CHLORIS

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Noun.
The green finch, a small bird.

Definition 2024


Chloris

Chloris

See also: chloris

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek χλωρίς (khlōrís, greenfinch)

Proper noun

Chloris f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – the windmill grasses.
  2. A taxonomic genus within the family Fringillidae – the greenfinches.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

plant
bird



English

"As she talks, her lips breathe spring roses: I was Chloris, who am now called Flora." Ovid

Proper noun

Chloris

  1. (Greek mythology) A nymph and the goddess of flowers and spring. She is a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, the wife of Zephyrus, and mother of Karpos. Her Roman counterpart is Flora.
  2. (Greek mythology) One of the Niobids.
  3. (Greek mythology) The wife of Neleus.
  4. (Greek mythology) The mother of Mopsus.
  5. (astronomy) Short for 410 Chloris, a main-belt asteroid.

Translations

chloris

chloris

See also: Chloris

Latin

Noun

chlorīs

  1. dative plural of chlorum
  2. ablative plural of chlorum