Astur
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Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin astur, meaning "hawk".
Proper noun
[edit]Astur m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Accipitriformes – order; Accipitridae – family; Accipitrinae – subfamily
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Astur atricapillus, Astur bicolor, Astur chilensis, Astur cooperii, Astur gentilis, Astur henstii, Astur melanoleucus, Astur meyerianus – species
References
[edit]- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Of Celtic, possibly Celtiberian origin. The name could ultimately be related to the Phoenician goddess Astarte.
Noun
[edit]Astur (plural Asturs or Astures)
- A member of a tribe in northern Spain until the first century BC.
Related terms
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[edit]References
[edit]- Koch, John (2013): Tartessian: Celtic in the South-west at the Dawn of History, p. 54 & 151
- Silius Italicus, Punica, III, 325.
- Martino, Roma contra Cantabros y Astures – Nueva lectura de las fuentes, p. 18
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- Translingual lemmas
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- Taxonomic names needing vernacular names
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- English terms derived from Celtic languages
- English terms derived from Celtiberian
- English terms derived from Phoenician
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- en:Celtic tribes
- English 2-syllable words