Morpho
Translingual
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μορφώ (morphṓ).
Proper noun
Morpho m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphalidae – some neotropical butterflies, chiefly of South America and Mexico.
Hypernyms
- (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 – division; Cossina – section; Bombycina – subsection; Papilionoidea – superfamily; Papilioniformes – series; Nymphalidae – family; Morphinae – subfamily; Morphini – tribe; Morphina – subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Morpho achilles – type species
Derived terms
References
- Morpho on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Morpho on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Morpho on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Morpho at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Morpho at National Center for Biotechnology Information