poseidon

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.

Derived terms
  • Flax poseidon (F. poseidon), a moth
  • Hypaeus poseidon (H. poseidon), a spider
  • Lepidochrysops poseidon (L. poseidon), a butterfly
  • Polyommatus poseidon (P. poseidon), a butterfly
  • Thyropygus poseidon (T. poseidon), a millipede
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