Associations to the word «Clytemnestra»

Wiktionary

CLYTEMNESTRA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Cerambycidae   — certain longhorn beetles.
CLYTEMNESTRA, proper noun. A genus of copepods, crustaceans, variously placed:
CLYTEMNESTRA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Peltidiidae.
CLYTEMNESTRA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Clytemnestridae.
CLYTEMNESTRA, proper noun. A character in Ancient Greek myth, the wife of Agamemnon.

Dictionary definition

CLYTEMNESTRA, noun. (Greek mythology) wife of Agamemnon who had him murdered when he returned from the Trojan War.

Wise words

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