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Phalaena
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Pha-læ′na
(fȧ-lē′nȧ)
, p
rop.
Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
φάλαινα
, φάλλαινα
, a kind of moth.] (Zool.)
A linnæan genus which included the moths in general.
Definition 2024
Phalaena
Phalaena
See also: phalaena
Translingual
Proper noun
Phalaena f
- (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the order Lepidoptera – a Linnaean genus, now several families.
Hyponyms
- (obsolete genus): Alucita (Alucitidae); Attacus (Saturniidae); Bombyx (Bombycidae); Geometra (Geometridae); Noctua (Noctuidae); Pyralis (Pyralidae); Tinea (Tineidae); Tortrix (Tortricidae) - Linnaean subgenera, now genera in lepidopteran families shown in parentheses
phalaena
phalaena
See also: Phalaena
Latin
Alternative forms
- phallaena f
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pʰaˈlae̯.na/, [pʰaˈɫae̯.na]
Noun
phalaena f (genitive phalaenae); first declension
- a whale
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | phalaena | phalaenae |
| genitive | phalaenae | phalaenārum |
| dative | phalaenae | phalaenīs |
| accusative | phalaenam | phalaenās |
| ablative | phalaenā | phalaenīs |
| vocative | phalaena | phalaenae |
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