Pterophyllum

See also: pterophyllum

Translingual

Etymology

From ptero- (“wing, feather”, from Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón)) +‎ -phyllum (“leaf”, from Ancient Greek φῠ́λλον (phŭ́llon).) Doublet of Pterophylla.

Coined by Austrian taxidermist, zoologist, and ichthyologist Johann Jakob Heckel in 1840.

Pronunciation

  • English:
    • (US) IPA(key): /ˌ(p)te.ɹoʊˈfaɪ.ləm/
    • Rhymes: -aɪləm

Proper noun

Pterophyllum n

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cichlidae – the angelfishes.

Hyponyms

Descendants

  • → English: pterophyllum

See also

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