Eryx

See also: Éryx

Translingual

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Etymology

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Proper noun

Eryx m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Boidae – Old World sand boas.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida – subclass; Lepidosauromorpha – infraclass; Lepidosauria – superorder; Squamata – order; Booidea – superfamily; Boidae – family; Erycinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Eryx conicus (rough-tailed sand boa) - type species

References

• Eryx (snake) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Eryx on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Eryx on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Proper noun

Eryx

1. Alternative form of Erice.

Latin

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἔρυξ (Érux).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈɛ.ryks]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈɛː.riks]

Proper noun

Eryx m sg (genitive Erycis); third declension

1. Erice (a city and mountain in the western part of Sicily, Italy)

Declension

Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Eryx
genitive	Erycis
dative	Erycī
accusative	Erycem
ablative	Eryce
vocative	Eryx
locative	Erycī Eryce

Derived terms

• Erycīnus

Descendants

• French: Éryx
• Italian: Erice
• Translingual: Eryx

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.