Platyrrhinus

Translingual

Etymology

From platy- (“flat, broad”, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús)) +‎ Ancient Greek ῥῑνός (rhīnós, “nose”, genitive), literally “flat-nosed/broad-nosed”.

Coined by Swiss mineralogist and zoologist Henri de Saussure in 1860.

Doublet of Platyrrhini.

Pronunciation

  • English:
    • (US) IPA(key): /ˌplæ.tiˈɹaɪ.nəs/
    • Rhymes: -aɪnəs

Proper noun

Platyrrhinus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Phyllostomidae – some of the broad-nosed bats; certain leaf-nosed bats.

Descendants

  • → English: broad-nosed bat (calque)
  • → Hebrew: זיזף רחב־חוטם (calque)
  • → Polish: szerokonosek (calque)

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