trichechus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θρίξ (thríx, hair) + ἔχω (ékhō, to have).

Trichechus in glaciē

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtri.kʰe.kʰus/, [ˈtrɪ.kʰɛ.kʰʊs]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtri.ke.kus/, [ˈtriː.ke.kus]

Noun

trichechus m (genitive trichechī); second declension

  1. (zoology) (New Latin) walrus
  2. (zoology) (New Latin) sea cow

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative trichechus trichechī
Genitive trichechī trichechōrum
Dative trichechō trichechīs
Accusative trichechum trichechōs
Ablative trichechō trichechīs
Vocative tricheche trichechī

Synonyms

  • odobenus
  • rosmarus

References

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.