Lucanus
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
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Proper noun edit
Lucanus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Lucanidae – stag beetles.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Coleoptera - order; Polyphaga - suborder; Scarabaeiformia - infraorder; Scarabaeoidea - superfamily; Lucanidae - family; Lucaninae - subfamily; Lucanini - tribe
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Lucanus cervus - type species
References edit
Lucanus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Lucanus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Lucanus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Lūca (“a city in Etruria”) + -ānus
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /luːˈkaː.nus/, [ɫ̪uːˈkäːnʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /luˈka.nus/, [luˈkäːnus]
Proper noun edit
Lūcānus m (genitive Lūcānī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Lūcānus | Lūcānī |
| Genitive | Lūcānī | Lūcānōrum |
| Dative | Lūcānō | Lūcānīs |
| Accusative | Lūcānum | Lūcānōs |
| Ablative | Lūcānō | Lūcānīs |
| Vocative | Lūcāne | Lūcānī |
Descendants edit
References edit
- “Lucanus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers