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melanurus.

small edible sea-fish;

9 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[mɛ.ɫaˈnuː.rʊs]Classical-Latin[me.laˈnuː.rus]
  1. A type of edible sea fish

    declension-2
Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek μελάνουρος (melánouros, “Saddled seabream”), from μέλᾱς (mélās, “black”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”).

adj[mɛ.ɫaˈnuː.rʊs]Classical-Latin[me.laˈnuː.rus]
  1. black-tailed

    New-Latin · adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek μελάνουρος (melánouros, “Saddled seabream”), from μέλᾱς (mélās, “black”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”).

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