ptilocerque
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French ptilocerque.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈ(p)tɪləʊsɜːk/
Noun edit
ptilocerque (plural ptilocerques)
- (zoology, obsolete, rare) Synonym of pen-tailed treeshrew
- 1890, Grace Townsend, Friend and Foe from Field and Forest: A Natural History of the Mammalia[1]:
- The Ptilocerque, which is an inhabitant of Borneo and Sarawak, is between five and six inches long, with a tail rather longer than the body.
References edit
- Oxford English Dictionary (second edition, 1989) s.v. “ˈptilocerque”
- Oxford English Dictionary (third edition, September 2007) s.v. “† ptilocerque, n.”
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from translingual Ptilocercus.
Noun edit
ptilocerque m (plural ptilocerques)
Descendants edit
- English: ptilocerque