"glaucus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: glaucuses [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek γλαυκός (glaukós, “blue-green, blue-grey”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|γλαυκός||blue-green, blue-grey}} Ancient Greek γλαυκός (glaukós, “blue-green, blue-grey”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} glaucus (plural glaucuses)
  1. Any member of the genus Glaucus of nudibranchiate mollusks, found in the warmer latitudes, swimming in the open sea, strikingly colored with blue and silvery white. Categories (lifeform): Citrus subfamily plants, Nudibranchs Synonyms (nudibranchiate mollusk): sea swallow, blue angel, blue glaucus, blue dragon, blue sea slug, blue ocean slug
    Sense id: en-glaucus-en-noun-VPM0vBik Disambiguation of Citrus subfamily plants: 45 55 Disambiguation of Nudibranchs: 82 18 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 52 29 5 0 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 25 4 0 21 Disambiguation of 'nudibranchiate mollusk': 87 13
  2. Citrus glauca, the desert lime, a thorny shrub species endemic to semi-arid regions of Australia. Categories (lifeform): Citrus subfamily plants
    Sense id: en-glaucus-en-noun-c5~u8H4G Disambiguation of Citrus subfamily plants: 45 55

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