aethiops
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Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Αἰθίοψ (Aithíops), from αἴθω (aíthō, “burn”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “face”). Compare Latin Aethiops and Ethiopia.
Noun
aethiops
- A specific name of several black animals
Derived terms
- Camponotus aethiops
- Cercopithecus aethiops
- Chlorocebus aethiops
- Diatrype aethiops
- Diloma aethiops
- Erebia aethiops
- Myrmecocichla aethiops
- Ophiclinus aethiops
- Parasyntomis aethiops
- Peristernia aethiops
- Thamnophilus aethiops
- Xenolechia aethiops
English
Alternative forms
Noun
aethiops (uncountable)