aethiops

See also: Aethiops and æthiops

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Αἰθίοψ (Aithíops), from αἴθω (aíthō, “burn”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “face”). Compare Latin Aethiops and Ethiopia.

Noun

aethiops

1. A specific name of several black animals

Derived terms

• Camponotus aethiops
• Cercopithecus aethiops
• Chlorocebus aethiops
• Diatrype aethiops
• Diloma aethiops
• Erebia aethiops
• Myrmecocichla aethiops
• Ophiclinus aethiops
• Parasyntomis aethiops
• Peristernia aethiops
• Thamnophilus aethiops
• Xenolechia aethiops

English

Alternative forms

• æthiops

Noun

aethiops (uncountable)

1. (obsolete, mineralogy) Any of various dark oxides or sulfides of metals