Eryx
See also: Éryx
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
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Proper noun edit
Eryx m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Boidae – Old World sand boas.
Hypernyms edit
- (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 edit
- (genus): Eryx conicus (rough-tailed sand boa) - type species
References edit
Eryx (snake) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Eryx on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Eryx on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Ἔρυξ (Érux).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈe.ryks/, [ˈɛrʏks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈe.riks/, [ˈɛːriks]
Proper noun edit
Eryx m sg (genitive Erycis); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Eryx |
| Genitive | Erycis |
| Dative | Erycī |
| Accusative | Erycem |
| Ablative | Eryce |
| Vocative | Eryx |
| Locative | Erycī Eryce |