Zilla
See also: -zilla
Translingual
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Etymology
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Proper noun
Zilla f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae – one or more species of desert flowers of the Sahara and Arabia.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Araneidae – certain orb-weaving spiders.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Brassicaceae): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids II - clades; Brassicales - order; Brassicaceae - family; Brassiceae - tribe
- (genus in Araneidae): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Chelicerata - subphylum; Arachnida - class; Araneae - order; Opisthothelae - suborder; Araneomorphae - infraorder; Neocribellatae - taxon; Entelegynae - series; Araneoidea - superfamily; Araneidae - family; Araneinae - subfamily; Araneini - tribe
References
Zilla (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Orb-weaver spider on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Zilla (Brassicaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Zilla (Araneae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Italian
Etymology
From Biblical Hebrew צִלָּה (“shade”).
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