"Iris" meaning in Translingual

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Proper name

Etymology: Ancient Greek Ἶρις (Îris, “the messenger of the gods; a rainbow; the iris (of the eye); the flower”) Etymology templates: {{der|mul|grc|Ἶρις||the messenger of the gods; a rainbow; the iris (of the eye); the flower}} Ancient Greek Ἶρις (Îris, “the messenger of the gods; a rainbow; the iris (of the eye); the flower”) Head templates: {{head|mul|proper noun|||g=f|g2=|head=Iris|nogendercat=1}} Iris f
  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Iridaceae – irises. Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Iris-mul-name-TDkAoc5A Categories (other): Taxonomic names (genus), Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Translingual entries with incorrect language header, Iris family plants, Mantids Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Translingual entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of Iris family plants: 83 17 Disambiguation of Mantids: 55 45
  2. A taxonomic genus within the family Tarachodidae – certain of the mantises. Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Iris-mul-name-egyy0Y9~ Categories (other): Taxonomic names (genus), Terms with Italian translations, Mantids Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Mantids: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms ((genus of flowers): Iris subg. Hermodactyloides, Iris subg. Iris, Iris subg. Limniris, Iris subg. Nepalensis, Iris subg. Scorpiris, Iris subg. Xiphium - subgenera): Iris germanica (english: type species) Translations (a genus of flowering plants): Iris [feminine] [scientific, sciences] (German), Schwertlilien [feminine, plural] (German), איריס (Hebrew) Translations (asteroid): Ири́да (Irída) (Bulgarian), 虹神星 (Hóngshénxīng) (Chinese Mandarin), Iride [feminine] (Italian), Ири́да (Irída) [feminine] (Russian)
Hypernyms (genus of flowers): Eukaryota (english: superkingdom), Plantae (english: kingdom), Viridiplantae (english: subkingdom), Streptophyta (english: infrakingdom), Embryophyta (english: superphylum), Tracheophyta (english: phylum), Spermatophytina (english: subphylum), angiosperms, monocots (english: clades), Asparagales (english: order), Iridaceae (english: family), Iridoideae (english: subfamily), Irideae (english: tribe) Disambiguation of 'genus of flowers': 51 49 Disambiguation of '(genus of flowers): Iris subg. Hermodactyloides, Iris subg. Iris, Iris subg. Limniris, Iris subg. Nepalensis, Iris subg. Scorpiris, Iris subg. Xiphium - subgenera': 55 45 Disambiguation of 'a genus of flowering plants': 54 46 Disambiguation of 'asteroid': 52 48
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