Bellerophon
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See also: bellerophon
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Βελλεροφῶν, Βελλεροφόντης (Bellerophôn, Bellerophóntēs, “Bellerophon, a hero of Greek mythology”).
Proper noun
†Bellerophon m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Bellerophontidae – certain extinct molluscs.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda OR Monoplacophora - class; Bellerohontida - order; Bellerohontoidea - superfamily; Bellerophontidae - family; Bellerophontinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): For the numerous species see Bellerophon at Paleobiology Database
References
- “Bellerophon”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Bellerophon (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Bellerophontoidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Bellerophon fossils on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Bellerophon at Paleobiology Database
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Βελλεροφῶν, Βελλεροφόντης (Bellerophôn, Bellerophóntēs).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Bellerophon
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Βελλεροφῶν (Bellerophôn).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /belˈle.ro.pʰoːn/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /belˈle.ro.fon/,
Proper noun
Bellerophōn m sg (genitive Bellerophontis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Bellerophōn |
| genitive | Bellerophontis |
| dative | Bellerophontī |
| accusative | Bellerophontem |
| ablative | Bellerophonte |
| vocative | Bellerophōn |