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oxyrhynchus

UK/ˌɑksiˈɹɪŋkəs/US/ˌɒksɪˈɹɪŋkəs/

oxyrhynchus noun: a fish with a pointed snout.

Noun

oxyrhynchus (plural oxyrhynchi)

  1. a fish with a pointed snout
  2. Mormyrus kannume

Proper noun capitalized: Oxyrhynchus

Oxyrhynchus

  1. A city in Egypt.
    • Meronym: Paradeisos of Pammenes

Forms of oxyrhynchus

pluraloxyrhynchi

Origin of oxyrhynchus

From New Latin oxyrhynchus, from Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος (oxŭ́rrhŭnkhos, “a kind of Egyptian fish”) (whence also the place name Ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος (Oxŭ́rrhŭnkhos), from ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s, “sharp”) + ῥῠ́γχος (rhŭ́nkhos, “snout”).

Borrowed from Latin Oxyrhynchus, from Ancient Greek Ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος (Oxŭ́rrhŭnkhos).

Questions about oxyrhynchus

What does oxyrhynchus mean?
Oxyrhynchus means a fish with a pointed snout.
What part of speech is oxyrhynchus?
Oxyrhynchus can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce oxyrhynchus?
Oxyrhynchus is pronounced /ˌɒksɪˈɹɪŋkəs/ (US).
What is the plural of oxyrhynchus?
The plural of oxyrhynchus is oxyrhynchi.

Words near oxyrhynchus in the dictionary

  1. oxyregulators
  2. oxyresveratrol
  3. oxyrhynchi
  4. Oxyrhynchite
  5. oxyrhynchous
  6. oxyrhynchus
  7. oxyruncid
  8. oxyruncids
  9. oxysalt
  10. oxysalts
  11. oxyselenide

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