stenodactylus

Latin

Etymology

Ancient Greek στενός (stenós, “narrow”) +‎ -o- +‎ Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”) +‎ -us

Adjective

stenodactylus (feminine stenodactyla, neuter stenodactylum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (New Latin) A specific epithet for several organisms with narrow fingers or digits.

Usage notes

  • Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative stenodactylus stenodactyla stenodactylum stenodactylī stenodactylae stenodactyla
genitive stenodactylī stenodactylae stenodactylī stenodactylōrum stenodactylārum stenodactylōrum
dative stenodactylō stenodactylae stenodactylō stenodactylīs
accusative stenodactylum stenodactylam stenodactylum stenodactylōs stenodactylās stenodactyla
ablative stenodactylō stenodactylā stenodactylō stenodactylīs
vocative stenodactyle stenodactyla stenodactylum stenodactylī stenodactylae stenodactyla

Derived terms

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