Calisto

See also: calisto

Translingual

Calisto zangis

Etymology

Callisto (nymph raped by Zeus)

Proper noun

Calisto f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphalidae – thought to be native only to islands of the Caribbean.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata - suborder; Heteroneura - infraorder; Ditrysia - division; Cossina - section; Bombycina - subsection; Papilionoidea - superfamily; Papilioniformes - series; Nymphalidae - family; Satyrinae - subfamily; Satyrini - tribe; Pronophilina - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Calisto zangis - type species; for other species see Calisto on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

• Calisto (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Calisto on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Calisto on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Calisto at the Catalogue of Life 
• Calisto at Encyclopedia of Life
• Calisto at National Center for Biotechnology Information

Galician

Proper noun

Calisto f

1. (astronomy) Callisto (large moon of Jupiter)
2. (Greek mythology) Callisto (nymph raped by Zeus)

Coordinate terms

• (moon of Jupiter) Europa, Ganímedes, Ío

Spanish

Etymology

From the same ultimate source as the name Calixto, which see.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈlisto/ [kaˈlis.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -isto
• Syllabification: Ca‧lis‧to

Proper noun

Calisto f

1. (astronomy) Callisto (satellite of Jupiter)
2. (Greek mythology) Callisto (nymph raped by Zeus)