Zygaena

Translingual

Wikispecies

Wikispecies

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζύγαινα (zúgaina, hammerhead shark), a name used by Aristotle which may be derived from ζυγόν (zugón, yoke).

Proper noun

Zygaena f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Zygaenidae – burnet moths.
  2. A taxonomic genus within the family Sphyrnidae – Sphyrna, hammerhead sharks.

Hypernyms