Gordius

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Gordium (“capital city of Phrygia”). See Gordian.

Proper noun

Gordius m

A taxonomic genus within the family Gordiidae – long, slender, nematoid worms, parasitic in insects.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Nematomorpha - phylum; Gordioida - class; Gordea - order; Gordiidae - family

Derived terms

References

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English

Etymology

From Latin Gordius, from Ancient Greek Γόρδιος (Górdios).

Proper noun

Gordius

Alternative form of Gordias

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