Meaning of "alectoria" in the Spanish dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ALECTORIA

La palabra alectoria procede del latín alectorĭa, la cual a su vez procede del griego ἀλέκτωρ 'gallo'.

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PRONUNCIATION OF ALECTORIA IN SPANISH

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ALECTORIA

Alectoria is a noun.

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WHAT DOES ALECTORIA MEAN IN SPANISH?

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It is called alectoria to a stone that is once begotten in the ventricle or in the liver of the old cocks. It is Greek voice derived from the name alector, that means rooster. Its figure is almost round and the size of a hazelnut. Its color is ashy and sometimes crystalline although something dark with some red venillas. This stone has been attributed many virtues for centuries but most are fabulous or superstitious. It was named by Pliny.

Se llama alectoria a una piedra que alguna vez se engendra en el ventrículo o en el hígado de los gallos viejos. Es voz griega derivada del nombre alector, que significa gallo. Su figura es casi redonda y del tamaño de una avellana. Su color es ceniciento y a veces cristalino si bien algo oscuro con algunas venillas rojas. A esta piedra se le atribuyen muchas virtudes desde hace siglos pero la mayoría son fabulosas o supersticiosas. Fue nombrada por Plinio.

Definition of alectoria in the Spanish dictionary

The definition of alectoria in the dictionary English means stone that is usually found in the liver of old roosters, and to which ancient magical powers were attributed.

En el diccionario castellano alectoria significa piedra que suele hallarse en el hígado de los gallos viejos, y a la cual se atribuyeron antiguamente poderes mágicos.

TRANSLATION OF ALECTORIA

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10 SPANISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALECTORIA»

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Obra de 660 pliegos: De historia natural y todo género de ...

204 (S 2295) Parece que aletoria es más castellano que alectoria. Lo más singular que he leído es la verdaO.__ . MARTÍN .ARMIENTO j VOLUMEN I dera alectoria que pone Aldrovando, pues parece que tuvo presente nuestra alectoria de ...

Martín Sarmiento, Henrique Monteagudo, 2008

El arte de predicar de Juan Espinosa Medrano en La novena ...

tambien traygo mi piedra Alectoria. Y yo no la escondo. De las dulcissimas letras de el nombre de MAR1A exhibo la vltima A. Ya la han reconocido Lapidarios peritissimos. Dizen, que aunque las demás letras fueron Diamantes, Rubíes; ...

Charles B. Moore (Ph. D.), 2000

Kurtziana

Llano var. subhirsuta (Frey) Llano Sin.: Umbilicada haplocarpa Nyl. var. subhirsuta Frey Ref.: Grassi, 1950: 131; Osorio, 1987: 7. Prov.: BA, CH, CO, SA. Agyrophora zahlbruckneri (Frey) Llano Ref.: Grassi, 1950: 131. Prov.: JU. ALECTORIA ...

La verdadera historia del último inquisidor y el maravilloso ...

Ja! ¡Una alectoria! ¿Sabe dónde se encuentra? No, claro; no me lo demandaría. ¡En la molleja de las gallinas! O en la de los gallos castrados, siempre que hayan cumplido los cuatro años.

Xosé de Cora, 2008

Confluencia:

En la "Salvtacion" del "Sermon al santo nombre de Maria," El Lunarejo menciona al atleta mitológico, Milón, quien supuestamente debía su potencia a una piedra llamada "Alectoria" (NM 82). 20 Yo. . .tambien traygo mi piedra Alectoria.

Actas del ... Congreso Geológico Argentino

Metapelites of the Trinity Península Group in Alectoria Island, Antarctic Peninsula CIRGEO-CONICET. Ramírez de Velasco 847, 1414, Buenos Aires. E- mail: ...

2 Symposium Espanol de estudios antarticos: Papers

Alectoria jubata var. chalybeiformis auct. ^Alectoria chalybeiformis auct. Isla del Rey Jorge, Maxwell Bay, zona del aeropuerto de la base Presidente Frei, 40 m.s.m. Ecología: Terrícola, muscícola y saxícola. Distribución: Bipolar, ártico- alpina ...

Diccionario Frances-Español y Español-Frances

ALETORIA , s.f. V. Alectoria. ALETRIA , s.f Mure. V. Fideos. ALEUDARSE, v. г. ( v. ) Fermenter avec le levain , en parlant de la pâte à faire du pain. ALEVANTADIZO , ZA , adj. (v.\ Tumultueux , séditieux: sujetà se révolter. ALEVANTAMIENTO ...

Melchior E. Núñez de Taboada, 1820

Historia fisica y politica de Chile segun documentos ...

Crinalis : thallo filamentoso , tenui, pendulo , praslongo, molli, ex ochroleuco cinerascente vel griseo, intricato. E. ochroleuca var. crinalis Fr., Lich. europ., p. 22. — Cornicularia ochroleuca var. crinalis Schoer., 1. o.— Alectoria crinalis Ach., Syn ...

Claudio Gay, 1852

Biodiversidad de Oaxaca

Foll. y Ahti Collemataceae Collema sp. Leptogium sp. Pannariaceae "Pannoria lurida (Mont.) Nyl. "Pannaria tavaresii P.MJorg. Parmeliaceae Alectoria lata ( Taylor) Linds. Alectoria mexicana Brodo et D.Hawksw. 'Amia americana Yoshimura et ...

Abisaí J. García-Mendoza, María de Jésus Ordóñez Díaz, Miguel Briones-Salas, 2004

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALECTORIA»

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On the Trails: Eating lichens

Not far from the trail, there was a noticeable browse line in the arboreal lichens (witches' hair or Alectoria) hanging from the tree branches, and underneath there ... «Juneau Empire, Jan 15»

Los líquenes y sus aplicaciones para el ser humano

Cladonia, Alectoria, Usnea son algunos géneros utilizados para alimentar a renos, ciervos, etc. Estos líquenes tienen un porcentaje de carbohidratos superior a ... «La Marea, Oct 14»

Hikers and climbers discover the charms of Diamond Peak

Also known as Alectoria, this lichen is proof of the area's clean air. Because the lichen gathers all of its nutrients from the rain and the air, not from the trees, ... «Statesman Journal, Sep 14»

When you're hikin' keep an eye out for lichen

An estuary is also a pretty reliable place to look for Old man's beard as well as a similar lichen referred to as witch's hair (Alectoria sarmentosa). The difference ... «Capital City Weekly, Nov 09»

Rex Ray and Matt O'Neill at T gallery

The last of the three in this group, "Alectoria," is also the most complicated, from a compositional standpoint. This painting refers more to the still-life tradition than ... «Westword, Apr 09»