| 释义 |
oxy·rhynch
I. \ˈäksə̇ˌriŋk, -sēˌr-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: New Latin Oxyrhyncha
1. : a crab having a pointed rostrum : one of the Oxyrhyncha
2. also oxy·rhyn·chus \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈriŋkəs\plural oxyrhyn·chi \-ˌkī, -(ˌ)kē\ [New Latin oxyrhynchus (specific epithet of Mormyrus oxyrhynchus), from Greek oxyrrhynchos, adjective] : a sacred fish (Mormyrus oxyrhynchus)
II. adjective
Etymology: Greek oxyrrhynchos, from oxy- oxy- (I) + rhynchos snout, beak — more at rhynch-
: sharp-snouted : sharp-billed |