Meanings
oxyrhynchus1
plural oxyrhynchi
- biologya fish with a pointed snout
- biologyMormyrus kannume
Oxyrhynchus2
Origin
oxyrhynchus · noun
- Ancient Greekὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος“a kind of Egyptian fish”
- New Latinoxyrhynchus
- Englishoxyrhynchus
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”).
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Full word history & related roots →Oxyrhynchus · proper noun
- Ancient GreekὈξῠ́ρρῠγχος
- LatinOxyrhynchus
- EnglishOxyrhynchus
Borrowed from Latin Oxyrhynchus, from Ancient Greek Ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος (Oxŭ́rrhŭnkhos).
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Ancient Greek Ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος
- Ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος (Oxŭ́rrhŭnkhos)the city
Arabic اَلْبَهْنَسَا
- اَلْبَهْنَسَا (al-bahnasā)the city
Catalan Oxirrinc
- Oxirrincthe city
Chinese 俄克喜林庫斯 /俄克喜林库斯
- 俄克喜林庫斯 /俄克喜林库斯the city
French Oxyrhynque
- Oxyrhynquethe city
Greek Οξύρρυγχος
- Οξύρρυγχος (Oxýrrynchos)the city
Hindi ऑक्सिरिंकस
- ऑक्सिरिंकस (ŏksiriṅkas)the city
Japanese オクシリンコス
- オクシリンコス (Okushirinkosu)the city
Latin Oxyrhynchus
- Oxyrhynchusthe city
Polish Oksyrynchos
- Oksyrynchosthe city
Portuguese Oxirrinco
- Oxirrincothe city
Russian Оксири́нх
- Оксири́нх (Oksirínx)the city
Cite this entry
oxyrhynchus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxyrhynchus
“oxyrhynchus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxyrhynchus. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oxyrhynchus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxyrhynchus.
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