Cassiopea

Translingual

Wikispecies

Etymology

Alteration of Cassiopeia, a constellation which is upside-down for half the year because of its proximity to the pole star.

Proper noun

Cassiopea f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cassiopeidae – the "upside-down" jellyfish.

Descendants

  • English: cassiosome

Italian

Proper noun

Cassiopea f

  1. Cassiopeia

Latin

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cassiopēa f sg (genitive Cassiopēae); first declension

  1. alternative form of Cassiopeia
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