Delia

 

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1. A taxonomic genus within the family Anthomyiidae – certain flies, including specialist species that are important agricultural pests.

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Diptera – order; Brachycera - suborder; Muscomorpha - infraorder; Schizophora - section; Calyptratae - subsection; Muscoidea - superfamily; Anthomyiidae - family; Anthomyiinae - subfamily; Hydrophoriini - tribe

• (genus): Delia cardui - type species; Delia antiqua (Onion maggot/onion fly), Delia coarctata (wheat bulb maggot/wheat bulb fly), Delia floralis (turnip maggot/turnip fly), Delia florilega (bean seed maggot/bean seed fly), Delia planipalpis, Delia platura (seed-corn maggot/seed-corn fly), Delia radicum (cabbage maggot/cabbage fly) - selected other species; for other species see   Delia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

•   Delia (fly) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
•   Delia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
•   Delia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

From the Ancient Greek Δήλῐᾰ (Dḗlia), epithet of the goddess Artemis, referring to her birth on the island of Delos.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdiːlɪə/

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• Rhymes: -iːliə

Delia

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
   • ~1886, William Ernest Henley, A Ballade of Ladies' Names, Gleeson White: Ballades and Rondeaus, Read Books 1887, page 19:

     Sentiment hallows the vowels of Delia;/Sweet simplicity breathes from Rose;

   • 1995, Anne Tyler, Ladder of Years, Knopf, →ISBN, page 8:

     "I'm Delia Grinstead," she told him. - - - "I don't believe I've ever run into a Delia before." "Well, it's Cordelia, really. My father named me that."

2. A village in Alberta, Canada.
3. A city in Kansas.
4. A municipality of Sicily, Italy.

• Delia effect

• Elida, Ideal, ailed, ideal, ladie

From the Ancient Greek Δήλῐᾰ (Dḗlia), epithet of Artemis. Also used as a short form of the rare given name Adelia.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdelja/ [ˈd̪e.lja]
• Rhymes: -elja
• Syllabification: De‧lia

Delia f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Delia