Melitaea

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Melitaea f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphalidae – certain brush-footed butterflies, many called fritillaries.

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μελίτεια (Melíteia).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [mɛ.lɪˈtae̯.a]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [me.liˈtɛː.a]

Melitaea f sg (genitive Melitaeae); first declension

1. A town of Phthiotis in Thessaly, situated near the river Enipeus

First-declension noun, singular only.

• “Melitaea”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Melitaea”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly