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oxyrhynchus

See also: Oxyrhynchus

English edit

Etymology edit

From New Latin oxyrhynchus, from Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος (oxúrrhunkhos, “a kind of Egyptian fish”) (whence also the place name Ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος (Oxúrrhunkhos), from ὀξῠ́ς (oxús, “sharp”) +‎ ῥῠ́γχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

oxyrhynchus (plural oxyrhynchi)

  1. (ichthyology) a fish with a pointed snout
  2. (ichthyology) Mormyrus kannume

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Latin edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος (oxúrrhunkhos, “the name of an Egyptian fish”) (whence also the place name Ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος (Oxúrrhunkhos)), from ὀξῠ́ς (oxús, “sharp”) +‎ ῥῠ́γχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”).

Adjective edit

oxyrhynchus (feminine oxyrhyncha, neuter oxyrhynchum); first/second-declension adjective

(New Latin, biology)
  1. having a pointed snout
  2. having a sharp bill

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative oxyrhynchus oxyrhyncha oxyrhynchum oxyrhynchī oxyrhynchae oxyrhyncha
Genitive oxyrhynchī oxyrhynchae oxyrhynchī oxyrhynchōrum oxyrhynchārum oxyrhynchōrum
Dative oxyrhynchō oxyrhynchō oxyrhynchīs
Accusative oxyrhynchum oxyrhyncham oxyrhynchum oxyrhynchōs oxyrhynchās oxyrhyncha
Ablative oxyrhynchō oxyrhynchā oxyrhynchō oxyrhynchīs
Vocative oxyrhynche oxyrhyncha oxyrhynchum oxyrhynchī oxyrhynchae oxyrhyncha

Descendants edit

Translingual descendants
  • English: oxyrhynchus
  • French: oxyrhynque
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