Japonica

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Latin japonica. From being associated with Japan. === Proper noun === Japonica f A taxonomic genus within the family Lycaenidae – endemic to east Asia. ==== 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; Papilionoidea – superfamily; Lycaenidae – family; Theclinae - subfamily; Theclini - tribe ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Japonica saepestriata - type species; for others see Japonica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies === References === Japonica (butterfly) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Japonica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Japonica on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == English == === Etymology === From New Latin iaponicus (“Japanese”), from Iaponia. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəˈpɑn.ɪˌkə/ === Noun === Japonica (uncountable) (dated) A species of camellia (Camellia japonica), a native flower of Japan, bearing beautiful red or white flowers. ==== Alternative forms ==== japonica === References === “Japonica”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.