Norrisia

Translingual

Etymology 1

Norris's top snail, feeding on kelp

Named after English naturalist Thomas Norris + -ia.

Proper noun

Norrisia f

A taxonomic genus within the family Tegulidae – Norris's top snail.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda - class; Vetigastropoda - subclass; Trochida - order; Trochoidea - superfamily; Tegulidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Norrisia norrisi - sole accepted species

References

Norrisia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Norrisia norrisii on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Tegulidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Norrisia norrisi on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Etymology 2

Named after English plant collector Sir William Norris + -ia.

Proper noun

Norrisia f

A taxonomic genus within the family Loganiaceae – a tropical plant.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Gentianales - order; Loganiaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Norrisia malaccensis - type species

References

Loganiaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Loganiaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Loganiaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Norrisia at Tropicos
Norrisia at The Plant List

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