"Sao" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Ancient Greek Σαώ (Saṓ, literally “the rescuer”), from the verb σῴζω (sṓizō, “to save”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|Σαώ|lit=the rescuer}} Ancient Greek Σαώ (Saṓ, literally “the rescuer”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Sao
  1. A nereid (sea nymph) in Greek mythology.
    Sense id: en-Sao-en-name-1A4oO1zx
  2. (astronomy) A moon of Neptune, named after the nymph. Categories (topical): Astronomy Categories (place): Moons of Neptune
    Sense id: en-Sao-en-name-GUc~Fp~q Disambiguation of Moons of Neptune: 10 70 20 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: Presumably named after the nereid (see Etymology 1). H. tubicola was initially assigned to the genus Nereis. Etymology templates: {{taxlink|Hyalinoecia tubicola|species|H. tubicola}} H. tubicola Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} Sao
  1. (rare) Any marine annelid of the genus Hyalinoecia, especially Hyalinoecia tubicola of Europe, which inhabits a transparent movable tube resembling a quill in color and texture. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Greek mythology
    Sense id: en-Sao-en-noun-hJsNX42k Disambiguation of Greek mythology: 27 21 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 29 60 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 11 24 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 15 25 60
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Etymology number: 2
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