Valonia

See also: valonia, Valónia, and Valônia

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Valonia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Valoniaceae – several species of green algae with succulent thalli.

   Synonym: Ventricaria

2. A taxonomic genus within the family Platystomatidae – two species of signal flies.
3. Synonym of Nolavia (“genus of huntsman spiders”)

Hypernyms

• (genus of green algae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Chlorophyta – infrakingdom; Chlorophyta – phylum; Siphonocladophyceae – class; Cladophorales – order; Valoniaceae – family
• (genus of signal flies): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Diptera – order; Brachycera – suborder; Cyclorrhapha – infraorder; Schizophora – zoosection; Acalyptratae – zoosubsection; Tephritoidea – superfamily; Platystomatidae – family; Platystomatinae – subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus of green algae): Valonia aegagropila – type species; Valonia barbadensis, Valonia cespitula, Valonia chlorocladus, Valonia fastigiata, Valonia macrophysa, Valonia nutrix, Valonia oblongata, Valonia ovalis, Valonia pachynema, Valonia trabeculata, Valonia utricularis, Valonia ventricosa – other species
• (genus of signal flies): Valonia complicata, Valonia planiscutellata
• (genus of huntsman spiders): Valonia rubriventris

References

• Valonia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Valonia (alga) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Valonia (Valoniaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Valonia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Galician

Proper noun

Valonia

1. Wallonia (a region of Belgium)

Related terms

• valón

Occitan

Proper noun

Valonia f

1. Wallonia (a region of Belgium)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French Wallonie. By surface analysis, valon +‎ -ia.

Proper noun

Valonia f

1. Wallonia (a region of Belgium)

Spanish

Etymology

From French Wallon +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈlonja/ [baˈlo.nja]
• Rhymes: -onja
• Syllabification: Va‧lo‧nia

Proper noun

Valonia f

1. Wallonia (a region of Belgium)

Related terms

• valón