Peltigera

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin peltiger (“pelta-bearer”) +‎ -a f, from pelta (“small shield”) +‎ -ger (“bearing, carrying”).

Proper noun

Peltigera f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Peltigeraceae – the pelt lichens.
  2. A taxonomic section within the family Peltigeraceae – Peltigera sect. Peltigera.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Belarusian: пельтыге́ра (pjelʹtyhjéra)
  • English: → peltigera, (partial phono-semantic borrowing) pelt lichen
  • → French: peltigère
  • → Russian: пельти́гера (pelʹtígera)
  • → Ukrainian: пельті́гера (pelʹtíhera)

References

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