Leucippus

Latin Leucippus, from Ancient Greek Λεύκιππος (Leúkippos)

Leucippus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae – certain hummingbirds.

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Apodiformes - order; Trochilidae - family; Trochilinae - subfamily

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

From Ancient Greek Λεύκιππος (Leúkippos).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /leu̯ˈkip.pus/, [ɫeu̯ˈkɪp.pʊs]

Leucippus m (genitive Leucippī); second declension

1. The father of Phoebe and Hilaira, who were carried off by Castor and Pollux
2. A son of Hercules
3. A Grecian philosopher, disciple of Zeno of Elea

Second declension.

• Leucippis

• Leucippus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Leucippus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette