Caligula

Named after the Roman emperor Caligula.

Caligula f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Saturniidae – moths of east Asia.

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata – suborder; Heteroneura – infraorder; Ditrysia – clade; Cossina – section; Bombycina – subsection; Bombycoidea – superfamily; Saturniiformes – series; Saturniidae – family; Saturniinae - subfamily; Saturniini - tribe

• (genus): Caligula simla - type species

• Rinaca

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• Caligula on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Caligula (Saturniidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

From Latin Caligula, from caliga (“leather boot”) +‎ -ula.

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /kəˈlɪɡjʊlə/

Caligula

1. Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, Roman emperor from 37 to 41 CE.

• Caligulan
• Caligulian

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From caliga (“leather boot”) +‎ -ula (“diminutive”), a nickname acquired in early childhood when his parents dressed him like a soldier during military campaigns.

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [kaˈlɪ.ɡʊ.ɫa]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [kaˈliː.ɡu.la]

Caligula m sg (genitive Caligulae); first declension

1. Caligula (emperor)

First-declension noun, singular only.

• → English: Caligula
• → Italian: Caligola