Eryx
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See also: Éryx
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Eryx m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Boidae – Old World sand boas.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida – subclass; Lepidosauromorpha – infraclass; Lepidosauria – superorder; Squamata – order; Serpentes - order; Booidea - superfamily; Boidae - family; Erycinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Eryx conicus (rough-tailed sand boa) - type species
References
Eryx (snake) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Eryx on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Eryx on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἔρυξ (Érux).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈe.ryks/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈe.riks/,
Proper noun
Eryx m sg (genitive Erycis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Eryx |
| genitive | Erycis |
| dative | Erycī |
| accusative | Erycem |
| ablative | Eryce |
| vocative | Eryx |
| locative | Erycī Eryce |