oxyrhynchus · noun1
- Ancient Greek · derived fromὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος“a kind of Egyptian fish”
- New Latin · borrowed fromoxyrhynchus
- English todayoxyrhynchus
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”).
Oxyrhynchus · proper noun2
- Ancient Greek · derived fromὈξῠ́ρρῠγχος
- Latin · borrowed fromOxyrhynchus
- English todayOxyrhynchus
Borrowed from Latin Oxyrhynchus, from Ancient Greek Ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος (Oxŭ́rrhŭnkhos).
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