coccifer

Translingual

Alternative forms

• cocciferus

Etymology

From Latin coccifer, from coccum (“scarlet”) +‎ -fer (“-bearing”).

Adjective

coccifer m (feminine coccifera, neuter cocciferum)

1. (taxonomy, as specific epithet) That produces a scarlet dye.

Derived terms

• Incilius coccifer (syns. Bufo coccifer, Cranopsis coccifer, Ollotis coccifer)
• Polycheles coccifer
• Cyrtochilum cocciferum, Dapsilosporium cocciferum, Eucalyptus coccifera, Quercus coccifera

Latin

Alternative forms

• cocciferus

Etymology

From coccum (“scarlet”) +‎ -fer (“-bearing”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈkɔk.kɪ.fɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈkɔt.t͡ʃi.fer]

Adjective

coccifer (feminine coccifera, neuter cocciferum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

1. (New Latin) that produces a scarlet dye (such as cochineal)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er).

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	coccifer	coccifera	cocciferum		cocciferī	cocciferae	coccifera
genitive	cocciferī	cocciferae	cocciferī		cocciferōrum	cocciferārum	cocciferōrum
dative	cocciferō	cocciferae	cocciferō		cocciferīs
accusative	cocciferum	cocciferam	cocciferum		cocciferōs	cocciferās	coccifera
ablative	cocciferō	cocciferā	cocciferō		cocciferīs
vocative	coccifer	coccifera	cocciferum		cocciferī	cocciferae	coccifera