Candida
Translingual
editEtymology
editFeminine singular of Latin candidus (“of a shining, dazzling white”).
Proper noun
editCandida f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Saccharomycetaceae – several yeasts, some of which cause fungal infections such as thrush.
Hypernyms
edit- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Fungi - kingdom; Dikarya - subkingdom; Ascomycota - phylum; Saccharomycotina - subphylum; Saccharomycetes - class; Saccharomycetales - order; Saccharomycetaceae - family
Hyponyms
edit- (genus): Candida tropicalis - type species; Candida albicans, Candida auris, Candida glabrata, Candida krusei - selected other species
References
edit- Candida (fungus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Candida on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Candida on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Candida at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Candida at MycoBank
- Candida at Index Fungorum
Spanish
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editCandida f
- a female given name
Categories:
- Translingual terms derived from Latin
- Translingual lemmas
- Translingual proper nouns
- mul:Taxonomic names (genus)
- mul:Fungi
- Spanish 3-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/ida
- Rhymes:Spanish/ida/3 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish proper nouns
- Spanish feminine nouns
- Spanish given names
- Spanish female given names