Palinurus

Translingual

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Palinurus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Palinuridae – spiny lobsters.

Derived terms

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Παλίνουρος (Palínouros).

Proper noun

Palinūrus m (genitive Palinūrī); second declension

  1. A male given name, character in the play Curculio of Plautus.

References

  • Palinurus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Palinurus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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