A zoster ( Greek : ζωστήρ , zōstēr ) was a form of girdle or belt worn by men and perhaps later by women in ancient Greece , from the Archaic period ( c. 750 – c. 500 BC ) to the Hellenistic period (323–30 BC).
6-480: See text Zosterops (meaning "eye- girdle ") is a genus of passerine birds containing the typical white-eyes in the white-eye family Zosteropidae . The genus has the largest number of species in the white-eye family. They occur in the Afrotropical , Indomalayan , and Australasian realms . Typical white-eyes have a length of between 8 and 15 cm (3 and 6 in). Their most characteristic feature
12-412: Is a conspicuous white feather ring around the eye, though some species lack it. The species in this group vary in the structural adaptations of the tongue. The Zosterops [ griseotinctus ] group is an example of a "great speciator" inhabiting a vast area and showing a remarkable morphological differentiation on islands, some of which may be as close as 2 km (1.2 mi) apart. The genus Zosterops
18-471: The genus. This includes three species (denoted by a dagger † in the list below) that have become extinct since the 16th century. Zoster (costume) The word occurs in Homer , where it appears to refer to a warrior's belt of leather, possibly covered in bronze plates. Later references in the late Archaic and early Classical periods show it used as a belt or cloth girdle with men's clothes, especially
24-527: The reorganisation, the English names of three of the existing genera were replaced. Additionally, a study on Sri Lanka white-eyes ( Zosterops ceylonensis ) and Indian white-eyes ( Zosterops palpebrosus ) suggests that the Sri Lanka white-eye is the root species and the origin of all Zosterops species . This raises questions upon the former theory of Southeast Asian origin. There are over 100 species in
30-522: The shorter chiton . By the Hellenistic period, it had become synonymous with "zone" and was used for women's clothes as well as men's. The zoster was also worn and is still worn by Greeks when wearing traditional costumes (regional clothing). This clothing -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about the Ancient Greek language
36-581: Was introduced by the naturalists Nicholas Vigors and Thomas Horsfield in 1827. The name combines the Ancient Greek words zōstēros "belt" or "girdle" and ōpos "eye". The type species was designated as the Malagasy white-eye by René Lesson in 1828. The results of a series of molecular phylogenetic studies of the Zosteropidae published between 2014 and 2018 prompted a major revision of species limits, in which 10 new genera were introduced. In
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