Crotalus
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin crotalum (“castanet”), from Ancient Greek κρόταλον (krótalon).
Proper noun
Crotalus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Viperidae – the rattlesnakes.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Reptilia - class; Squamata - subclass; Serpentes - suborder; Caenophidia - infraorder; Viperoidea - superfamily; Viperidae - family; Crotalinae - subfamily
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkro.ta.lus/, [ˈkrɔ.ta.ɫʊs]
Proper noun
Crotalus m (genitive Crotalī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | Crotalus |
| genitive | Crotalī |
| dative | Crotalō |
| accusative | Crotalum |
| ablative | Crotalō |
| vocative | Crotale |
References
- Crotalus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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