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Portia
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portia
Translingual
right|thumb|Portia fimbriata species (female)
Etymology
mul
Proper noun
1 f
genus family Salticidae jumping spiders that prey on other spiders
Hypernyms
genus ; Spartaeinae subfamily - subfamily
Hyponyms
genus Portia schultzi species - type species; Portia africana species, Portia albimana species, Portia assamensis species, Portia crassipalpis species, Portia fimbriata species, Portia heteroidea species, Portia hoggi species, Portia jianfeng species, Portia labiata species, Portia orientalis species, Portia quei species, Portia songi species, Portia strandi species, Portia taiwanica species, Portia wui species, Portia zhaoi species species
References
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English
+ (moon)
Etymology
From en la Porcia, a feminine form of the gens name la Porcius (the gens of the Cato the Elder and his famous descendants), from la porcus pig. The moon is named for the character in The Merchant of Venice.
Pronunciation
en /ˈpɔː.ʃə/ RP
en /ˈpɔɹ.ʃə/ GA
en Porsche some accents
en Por tia
en ɔː(ɹ)ʃə 2
Proper noun
en female Latin.
en astronomy The seventh satellite of the planet Uranus.
Translations
moon of Uranus
Japanese: ja ポーシャ Pōsha
Russian: ru По́рция f
Anagrams
en aioprt Piatro Poitra tropia
en Moons of Uranus
Turkish
tr:+ (uydu)
Proper noun
tr astronomy en Portia
tr Moons of Uranus