Meleagrides

Meleagrides
/mel'ee ag"ri deez'/, n.pl. Class. Myth.
the sisters of Meleager of Calydon who were changed into guinea hens by Artemis in order to relieve their grief over the death of their brother.

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  • MELEAGRIDES — I. MELEAGRIDES alias Aves Barbarae vel Barbaricae, quia, quô tempore harum avium magna erat raritas et penuria, illis summe fertilis fuit Rubri maris insula quaedam, ad Barbariam Troglodytarum pertinens. Strabo l. 16. φησὶ δ᾿ Α᾿ρτεμίδωρος ἀπὸ… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Meleagrides — /mel ee ag ri deez /, n.pl. Class. Myth. the sisters of Meleager of Calydon who were changed into guinea hens by Artemis in order to relieve their grief over the death of their brother …   Useful english dictionary

  • Anampses meleagrides — Anampses meleagrides …   Wikipédia en Français

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  • Agelastes meleagrides —   Pintada pechiblanca …   Wikipedia Español

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  • Anampses meleagrides — gelsvauodegė lūpažuvė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Anampses meleagrides angl. yellowtail tamarin; speckled wrasse rus. желтохвостый двузубый губан ryšiai: platesnis terminas – dvidantės lūpažuvės …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

  • Pintade à poitrine blanche — Pintade à poitrine blanche …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Agelastes — Taxobox name = Agelastes image width = 250px image caption = White breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides ) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Galliformes familia = Numididae genus = Agelastes genus authority =… …   Wikipedia

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