What does polygonia mean?
Definitions for polygonia
po·ly·go·ni·a
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word polygonia.
Princeton's WordNet
Polygonia, genus Polygonianoun
comma butterflies
Wikipedia
Polygonia
Polygonia (from Greek πολύς - polys, "many" and γωνία - gōnia, "angle") is a genus of butterflies with a conspicuous white mark on the underside of each hindwing, hence the common name comma. They also have conspicuous angular notches on the outer edges of their forewings, hence the other common name anglewing butterflies. The related genus Nymphalis also includes some anglewing species; Polygonia is sometimes classified as a subgenus of Nymphalis.Many members of Polygonia hibernate as adults. Species include: Polygonia c-album (Linnaeus, 1758) – comma Polygonia c-aureum (Linnaeus, 1758) – Asian comma Polygonia comma (Harris, 1842) – eastern comma Polygonia egea (Cramer, 1775) – southern comma Polygonia faunus (Edwards, 1862) – Faunus anglewing, Faunus comma, green comma Polygonia g-argenteum Doubleday & Hewitson, 1846 – Mexican anglewing Polygonia gigantea (Leech, 1883) – giant comma Polygonia gracilis (Grote & Robinson, 1867) – hoary comma Polygonia haroldii Dewitz, 1877 – spotless anglewing Polygonia interposita (Staudinger, 1881) Polygonia interrogationis (Fabricius, 1798) – question mark Polygonia oreas (Edwards, 1869) – oreas anglewing, oreas comma, sylvan anglewing Polygonia progne (Cramer, 1775) – grey comma, gray comma Polygonia satyrus (Edwards, 1869) – satyr anglewing, satyr comma Polygonia undina (Grum-Grshimailo, 1890) Polygonia zephyrus (Edwards, 1870) – zephyr comma
ChatGPT
polygonia
Currently, there isn't a general definition for "polygonia" in the dictionary. However, Polygonia is a genus of butterflies with a distinctive white mark on their wings. It's also the name of a collaborative drawing website. In a mathematical sense, it might refer to a condition or state related to polygons. The specific definition would depend on the context in which it is used.
Wikidata
Polygonia
Polygonia is a genus of butterflies with a conspicuous white mark on the underside of each hindwing, hence the common name Comma. They also have conspicuous angular notches on the outer edges of their forewings, hence the other common name Anglewing butterflies. For other anglewings see the related genus, Nymphalis. Many members of the genus, Polygonia, hibernate as adults. This genus is sometimes classified as a subgenus of Nymphalis.
Matched Categories
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of polygonia in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of polygonia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Popularity rank by frequency of use
Translation
Find a translation for the polygonia definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"polygonia." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 26 Apr. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/polygonia>.
Discuss these polygonia definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In