English

Noun

oxyrhynchus ‎(plural oxyrhynchi)

1. (ichthyology) a fish with a pointed snout
2. (ichthyology) Mormyrus kannume

References

• “oxyrhynchus, n.”, in OED Online, Oxford: Oxford University Press, February 2015.

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος ‎(oxúrrhunkhos, “the name of an Egyptian fish”) (whence also the place name Ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος ‎(Oxúrrhunkhos)), from ὀξῠ́ς ‎(oxús, “sharp”) +‎ ῥῠ́γχος ‎(rhúnkhos, “snout”).

Adjective

oxyrhynchus m ‎(feminine oxyrhyncha, neuter oxyrhynchum); first/second declension

(New Latin, biology)

1. having a pointed snout
2. having a sharp bill

Declension

First/second declension.

Descendants

• English: oxyrhynchus
• French: oxyrhynque