Gastonia
Translingual
Etymology 1
From English Gaston (“surname”) + -ia, named in honour of US palaeontologist and CEO of Gaston Design Inc. Robert Gaston.
Proper noun
†Gastonia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family †Nodosauridae – certain ankylosaurs with sacral shields and large shoulder spikes from the Early Cretaceous of North America, around 139 to 134.6 million years ago.
Hypernyms
- (genus): †Ornithischia – clade; †Ankylosauria – clade; †Nodosauridae – family; †Polacanthinae – subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): †Gastonia burgei – type species
- †Gastonia lorriemcwhinneyae – other species
References
- Gastonia (dinosaur) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Category:Gastonia (dinosaur) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Etymology 2
From English Gaston (“given name”) + -ia, named after Gaston d'Orléans, 1608-1660, a patron and promoter of botany and floriculture.
Proper noun
Gastonia f
- (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Araliaceae – junior synonym of Polyscias.
English
Etymology
Proper noun
Gastonia
- A city, the county seat of Gaston County, North Carolina, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Kaufman County, Texas, United States.