floresiensis

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Latin

Etymology

From Flores, an island in Indonesia (from Portuguese flores (flowers), from Latin flōrēs) + -iēnsis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

flōresiēnsis (neuter flōresiēnse); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to the island of Flores in Indonesia.

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Descendants

  • Translingual: Homo floresiensis