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Clytemnestra
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Translingual
thumb|Clytemnestra scutellata species Clytemnestra scutellata (copepod)
Etymology
From mul grc Κλυταιμνήστρα Clytemnestra.
Proper noun
1 f
A genus of copepods, crustaceans, variously placed:
genus family Peltidiidae family
genus family Clytemnestridae family
mul obsolete genus family Cerambycidae certain longhorn beetles
Hypernyms
genus in Cerambycidae
References
Clytemnestridae
Peltidiidae
Clytemnestra (Copepoda)
English
Alternative forms
en Clytaemnestra
Etymology
en ine-pro *ḱlew-
From en la Clytaemnēstra, en grc Κλυταιμνήστρα.
Pronunciation
en /ˌklaɪtɪmˈnɛstɹə/ /ˌklaɪtəmˈnɛstɹə/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Clytemnestra.wav US
Proper noun
en Greek mythology wife of Agamemnon, whom she killed after the Trojan War, whereupon was killed herself by their son Orestes
Translations
Agamemnon's wife
French: fr Clytemnestre f
Greek: el Κλυταιμνήστρα f
Ancient Greek: grc Κλυταιμνήστρα f
Italian: it Clitennestra f
Polish: pl Klitajmestra f
Portuguese: pt Clitemnestra f
Russian: ru Клитемне́стра f
Spanish: es Clitemnestra f
en Mythological figures Trojan War
Latin
Pronunciation
Clytemnēstra
Proper noun
Clytemnēstra<1>
la Greek mythology la Clytaemnēstra
Declension
Clytemnēstra<1>