"Selene" meaning in Translingual

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Proper name

Etymology: From Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē), name of the goddess of the Moon (Selene), because the fish resembles a moon. Etymology templates: {{der|mul|grc|Σελήνη}} Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē) Head templates: {{head|mul|proper noun|||g=f|g2=|head=Selene|nogendercat=1}} Selene f
  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Carangidae – lookdowns and moonfishes. Tags: feminine Hyponyms (genus): Selene brevoortii (alt: hairfin lookdown), Selene brownii (english: Caribbean moonfish), Selene dorsalis (english: African moonfish), Selene orstedii (english: Mexican moonfish), Selene peruviana (english: Peruvian moonfish), Selene setapinnis (english: Atlantic moonfish), Selene spixii, Selene vomer (alt: lookdown) (english: species)
    Sense id: en-Selene-mul-name-ufGM5wgb Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Translingual entries with incorrect language header, Taxonomic names (genus) Hypernyms (genus): Eukaryota (english: superkingdom), Animalia (english: kingdom), Bilateria (english: subkingdom), Deuterostomia (english: infrakingdom), Chordata (english: phylum), Vertebrata (english: subphylum), Gnathostomata (english: infraphylum), Actinopterygii (english: superclass), Teleostei (english: family) [class], Carangiformes (english: order), Carangidae (english: family)
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