curvirostris

Latin

Etymology

From curvus (“bent”) +‎ rōstrum (“beak”) +‎ -is.

Pronunciation

Adjective

curvirōstris (neuter curvirōstre); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. (New Latin) having a bent, curved or hooked beak

Usage notes

  • Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative curvirōstris curvirōstre curvirōstrēs curvirōstria
genitive curvirōstris curvirōstrium
dative curvirōstrī curvirōstribus
accusative curvirōstrem curvirōstre curvirōstrēs
curvirōstrīs 		curvirōstria
ablative curvirōstrī curvirōstribus
vocative curvirōstris curvirōstre curvirōstrēs curvirōstria
  • curvirostra
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