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Corcyra is Latin for
Corfu Corfu (, ) or Kerkyra ( el, Κέρκυρα, Kérkyra, , ; ; la, Corcyra.) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea, of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the margin of the northwestern frontier of Greece. The isl ...
, a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. Corcyra or Korkyra may also refer to: *
Korkyra (mythology) In Greek mythology, Corcyra or Korkyra {{IPAc-en, k, ɔr, ˈ, k, aɪər, ə(Ancient Greece: Κόρκυρα means ') was the naiad daughter of the Asopos river and the nymph Metope, daughter of the river-god Ladon. Family Korykra was the siste ...
, a mythical figure whose name was given to the Greek island


Places

* Korkyra (polis), the ancient city on the island of Corfu *
Korkyra (Acarnania) Corcyra is Latin for Corfu, a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. Corcyra or Korkyra may also refer to: * Korkyra (mythology), a mythical figure whose name was given to the Greek island Places * Korkyra (polis), the ancient city on the island of Co ...
, a city founded in ancient Acarnania by Corinthians in 706 BC. See List of cities in ancient Acarnania * Corcyre, a former French department (1797-1799) in present Greece * ''Corcyra Nigra'' or ''Korkyra Melaina'', ancient name of Korčula island, in Croatia, also known as
Black Corcyra Black is a color which results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without hue, like white and grey. It is often used symbolically or figuratively to represent darkness. Black and white have of ...


Insects

* ''Corcyra cephalonica'', the
rice moth The rice moth (''Corcyra cephalonica'') is a moth of the family Pyralidae. This small moth can become a significant pest. Its caterpillars feed on dry plantstuffs such as seeds, including cereals (e.g. rice). Other recordedGrabe (1942) foods ar ...
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Corcyra nidicolella ''Corcyra nidicolella'' is a species of snout moth in the genus '' Corcyra''. It was described by Hans Rebel in 1914, and is known from Egypt. References Moths described in 1914 Tirathabini Endemic fauna of Egypt Moths of Africa ...
'', a type of snout moth * '' Corcyra brunnea'', a type of snout moth * '' Corcyra'', a type of snout moth * ''
Corcyra asthenitis ''Mecistophylla asthenitis'' is a species of Snout Moth in the genus '' Mecistophylla''. It was described by Turner in 1904, and is known from Queensland, Australia.Turner, A. Jefferis''"Corcyra"'' ''Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queenslan ...
'', a type of snout moth * '' Corcyranillus'', a genus of beetles


Horses

* Corcyra, one of the UK's top stallions, a sire of
Cleopatra Cleopatra VII Philopator ( grc-gre, Κλεοπάτρα Φιλοπάτωρ}, "Cleopatra the father-beloved"; 69 BC10 August 30 BC) was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and its last active ruler.She was also a ...
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