Cossus
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See also: cossus
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Cossus m
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order ; Glossata – suborder; Heteroneura – infraorder; Cossoidea – superfamily; Cossidae – family; Cossulinae – subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Cossus cossus (goat moth) – type species
References
Cossus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Cossus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Cossus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Latin
Etymology
From cossus (“woodworm”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Cossus m sg (genitive Cossī); second declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Aulus Cornelius Cossus, a Roman consul
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Cossus |
| genitive | Cossī |
| dative | Cossō |
| accusative | Cossum |
| ablative | Cossō |
| vocative | Cosse |
Descendants
- Translingual: Cossus
References
- Cossus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.