oxyrhynchus

From New Latin oxyrhynchus, from Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος (oxŭ́rrhŭnkhos, “a kind of Egyptian fish”) (whence also the place name Ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος (Oxŭ́rrhŭnkhos), from ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s, “sharp”) +‎ ῥῠ́γχος (rhŭ́nkhos, “snout”).

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɒksɪˈɹɪŋkəs/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɑksiˈɹɪŋkəs/

oxyrhynchus (plural oxyrhynchi)

1. (ichthyology) a fish with a pointed snout
2. (ichthyology) Mormyrus kannume

• “oxyrhynchus, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, February 2015.

From Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος (oxŭ́rrhŭnkhos, “the name of an Egyptian fish”) (whence also the place name Ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος (Oxŭ́rrhŭnkhos)), from ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s, “sharp”) +‎ ῥῠ́γχος (rhŭ́nkhos, “snout”).

oxyrhynchus (feminine oxyrhyncha, neuter oxyrhynchum); first/second-declension adjective

(New Latin, biology)

1. having a pointed snout
2. having a sharp bill

First/second-declension adjective.

• English: oxyrhynchus
• French: oxyrhynque