Adamsia

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Adamsia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Hormathiidae – sea anemones that are mutually symbiotic with hermit crabs.
2. Synonym of Puschkinia (“certain squills”).
3. Synonym of Agnewia (“certain molluscs”).

Hypernyms

• (genus of sea anemones): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Cnidaria – phylum; Anthozoa – class; Hexacorallia – subclass; Actiniaria – order; Nynantheae - suborder; Thenaria - infraorder; Acontiaria - subinfraorder; Hormathiidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus of sea anemones): Adamsia carciniopados, Adamsia involvens, Adamsia palliata, Adamsia rondeletii, Adamsia fusca, Adamsia sociabilis - species

References

• Adamsia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Adamsia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Adamsia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons