The suffix -φος in animal names is well known. According to Beekes, of Pre-Greek origin.
ἀσκάλαφος • (askálaphos) m (genitive ἀσκαλάφου); second declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ ἀσκάλαφος ho askálaphos |
τὼ ἀσκαλάφω tṑ askaláphō |
οἱ ἀσκάλαφοι hoi askálaphoi | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ ἀσκαλάφου toû askaláphou |
τοῖν ἀσκαλάφοιν toîn askaláphoin |
τῶν ἀσκαλάφων tôn askaláphōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ ἀσκαλάφῳ tôi askaláphōi |
τοῖν ἀσκαλάφοιν toîn askaláphoin |
τοῖς ἀσκαλάφοις toîs askaláphois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν ἀσκάλαφον tòn askálaphon |
τὼ ἀσκαλάφω tṑ askaláphō |
τοὺς ἀσκαλάφους toùs askaláphous | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ἀσκάλαφε askálaphe |
ἀσκαλάφω askaláphō |
ἀσκάλαφοι askálaphoi | ||||||||||
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