Cuma

See also: cuma

Translingual

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κῦμᾰ (kûmă, “swell, wave, billow; fetus, embryo”). Coined by French zoologist Henri Milne-Edwards in 1828.

Proper noun

Cuma n

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Diastylidae – typical cumaceans.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: cuma

See also

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈku.ma/
  • Rhymes: -uma
  • Hyphenation: Cù‧ma

Proper noun

Cuma ?

  1. Cumae
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