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javanicus

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Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin javanicus.

First coined by Swedish explorer and naturalist Peter Osbeck in 1765 in the specific epithet Cervus javanicus (now Tragulus javanicus), the Java mouse-deer.

Pronunciation

  • English:
    • enPR: jə-vä-nĭ-kəs
    • (US) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəˈvɑ.nɪ.kəs/
  • Russian: IPA(key): [(j)ɪˈvanʲɪkʊs], IPA(key): [ʐɐˈvanʲɪkʊs]

Adjective

javanicus m (feminine javanica, neuter javanicum)

  1. Javan, of Java.

Derived terms

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Latin

Pronunciation

Adjective

javanicus (feminine javanica, neuter javanicum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (New Latin) Javan

Usage notes

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Synonyms

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