platyrhynchus

Translingual

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “wide, flat”) and ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout, beak”) and Latin -us.

Noun

platyrhynchus

  1. a specific epithet for a flat-nosed organism

Adjective

platyrhynchus

  1. a specific epithet for a flat-nosed organism

Usage notes

  • Occurs both as a noun and as an adjective that agrees with the gender of the genus.

Derived terms

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