Euphyllia

Translingual

Etymology

From eu- (“good, true”, from Ancient Greek εὖ (eû)) +‎ phyllo- (“leaf”, from Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon)) +‎ -ia. Coined by American mineralogist , scientist and zoologist James Dwight Dana in 1846.

Pronunciation

  • English: enPR: yo͞o-fī′-lē-ə
    • (US) IPA(key): /juˈfaɪ.li.ə/
    • Rhymes: -aɪliə
  • Russian: IPA(key): [ɪˈfʲilʲɪjə]

Proper noun

Euphyllia f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Caryophylliidae – certain stony corals.

Descendants

  • Arabic: → حقيقي الورق (calque), → يوفيليا
  • → Chinese: 真葉珊瑚 / 真叶珊瑚 (zhēnyèshānhú) (calque)

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