Thecla

== Translingual == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θέκλα (Thékla). === Proper noun === Thecla f A taxonomic genus within the family Lycaenidae – certain hairstreak butterflies. ==== Usage notes ==== Formerly used as a catch-all genus for hairstreaks, particularly from South America. Most have since been moved to other genera in the tribe Eumaeini (within subfamily Theclinae). ==== 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): Thecla betulae (brown hairstreak) – type species; Thecla aegides, Thecla barba, Thecla betulina, Thecla bitias, Thecla dinus, Thecla draudti, Thecla elongata, Thecla floreus, Thecla gabatha, Thecla gemma, Thecla hemon, Thecla melleus, Thecla minyia, Thecla ohyai, Thecla orgia, Thecla porthura, Thecla ravus, Thecla telemus (species) ==== Derived terms ==== Hypothecla === References === Thecla (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Thecla on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Thecla on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Thecla at National Center for Biotechnology Information == English == === Alternative forms === Theckla Thekla === Etymology === From the name of an apocryphal early Christian martyr, Ancient Greek Θεοκλεία (Theokleía), (from θεός (theós, “god”) + κλέος (kléos, “glory”)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /θɛklə/, /θiːklə/ === Proper noun === Thecla A female given name from Ancient Greek. An early Christian saint, whose life is recorded in the apocryphal Acts of Paul and Thecla. 1990, Karen Armstrong, 8: Karen Armstrong: The Acts of Paul and Thecla, Ann Loades, Feminist Theology: A Reader, page 83, One of the first of the virgin saints to act as an important role model for women was Thecla, the legendary disciple of St Paul. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === chalet, châlet, elatch, laceth, letcha, thecal