Crotalus

Translingual

Wikispecies

Etymology

From Latin crotalum (castanet), from Ancient Greek κρόταλον (krótalon).

Proper noun

Crotalus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Viperidae – the rattlesnakes.

Hypernyms


Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkro.ta.lus/, [ˈkrɔ.ta.ɫʊs]

Proper noun

Crotalus m (genitive Crotalī); second declension

  1. A small river of Bruttium, now called Corace

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Crotalus
Genitive Crotalī
Dative Crotalō
Accusative Crotalum
Ablative Crotalō
Vocative Crotale

References

  • Crotalus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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