Morelia
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Morelia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Rubiaceae – resembling and related to gardenias.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Pythonidae – certain pythons of Australia, New Guinea, and Indonesia.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Rubiaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I – clades; Gentianales – order; Rubiaceae – family; Ixoroideae - subfamily; Gardenieae - tribe
- (genus in Pythonidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida – subclass; Lepidosauromorpha – infraclass; Lepidosauria – superorder; Squamata – order; Henophidia – infraorder; Pythonidae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus in Pythonidae): Morelia carinata (rough-scaled python) - type species
- (genus in Rubiaceae): Morelia senegalensis - sole species
References
- in Rubiaceae
- Morelia senegalensis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Morelia (Rubiaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Morelia at Plants of the World Online
- Morelia at Tropicos
- in Pythonidae
- Morelia (snake) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Morelia (Pythonidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Morelia (genus) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Spanish
Etymology
From Morelos + -ia, after José María Morelos, Mexican Catholic priest, statesman and independence leader.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /moˈɾelja/ [moˈɾe.lja]
- Rhymes: -elja
- Syllabification: Mo‧re‧lia
Proper noun
Morelia f
- Morelia (a city, a municipality, the state capital of Michoacán, Mexico)