Eryx

See also: Éryx

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Eryx m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Boidae – Old World sand boas.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida - subclass; Lepidosauromorpha - infraclass; Lepidosauria - superorder; Squamata - order; Serpentes - order; Booidea - superfamily; Boidae - family; Erycinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Eryx conicus (rough-tailed sand boa) - type species

References

• Eryx (snake) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Eryx on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Eryx on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἔρυξ (Érux).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈe.ryks/, [ˈɛrʏks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.riks/, [ˈɛːriks]

Proper noun

Eryx m sg (genitive Erycis); third declension

1. Erice, a city and mountain in the western part of Sicily

Declension

Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Eryx
Genitive	Erycis
Dative	Erycī
Accusative	Erycem
Ablative	Eryce
Vocative	Eryx
Locative	Erycī Eryce

Derived terms

• Erycīnus

Descendants

• French: Éryx
• Italian: Erice
• Translingual: Eryx

References

• “Eryx”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Eryx in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.