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Definition 2024
Portia
Portia
Translingual
Proper noun
Portia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Salticidae – jumping spiders that prey on other spiders.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Arthropoda - phylum; Chelicerata - subphylum; Arachnida - class; Araneae - order; Opisthothelae - suborder; Araneomorphae - infraorder; Neocribellatae - taxon; Entelegynae - series; Dionycha - section; Salticoidea - superfamily; Salticidae - family; Spartaeinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Portia schultzi - type species; Portia africana, Portia albimana, Portia assamensis, Portia crassipalpis, Portia fimbriata, Portia heteroidea, Portia hoggi, Portia jianfeng, Portia labiata, Portia orientalis, Portia quei, Portia songi, Portia strandi, Portia taiwanica, Portia wui, Portia zhaoi (species)
English
Proper noun
Portia
- A female given name.
- (astronomy) The seventh satellite of the planet Uranus.