English

Noun

lemniscus ‎(plural lemnisci)

1. (zoology) One of two oval bodies hanging from the interior walls of the body in the Acanthocephala.

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /leːmˈnis.kus/, [ɫeːmˈnɪs.kʊs]

Noun

lēmniscus m ‎(genitive lēmniscī); second declension

1. A pendent ribbon

Inflection

Second declension.

Derived terms

• lēmniscātus

References

• lemniscus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• lemniscus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “lemniscus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• lemniscus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• lemniscus in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin