Satsuma

See also: satsuma

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Satsuma f

A taxonomic genus within the family Camaenidae – air-breathing land snails.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda - class; Heterobranchia - subclass; Stylommatophora - order; Helicoidea - superfamily; Camaenidae - family; Bradybaeninae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Tatsuma japonica - type species

References

Satsuma (gastropod) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Satsuma on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Satsuma on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Proper noun

Satsuma

(historical) A former province of Japan, now the western half of Kagoshima Prefecture.

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