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Etymology
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Proper noun
Eryx m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Boidae – Old World sand boas.
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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἔρυξ (Érux).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Eryx m sg (genitive Erycis); third declension
- Erice, a city and mountain in the western part of Sicily
Declension
Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
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References
- “Eryx”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Eryx in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.