myxa

English

Etymology

Latin, a lamp nozzle, from Ancient Greek.

Noun

myxa

(zoology) The distal end of the mandibles of a bird.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for myxa in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams

Maxy

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μύξα (múxa).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmyk.sa/, [ˈmʏk.sa]

Noun

myxa f (genitive myxae); first declension

sebesten (tree)

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	myxa	myxae
Genitive	myxae	myxārum
Dative	myxae	myxīs
Accusative	myxam	myxās
Ablative	myxā	myxīs
Vocative	myxa	myxae

Related terms

myxum

References

myxa in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
myxa in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
myxa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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