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Rupicola
‖
Ru-pic′o-la
,Noun.
[NL., fr. L.
rupes
, gen. rupis
, a rock + colere
to inhabit.] (Zool.)
A genus of beautiful South American passerine birds, including the cock of the rock.
☞ The species are remarkable for having an elevated fan-shaped crest of feathers on the head, and for the beautiful color of their plumage, which is mostly some delicate shade of yellow or orange.
Definition 2024
Rupicola
Rupicola
See also: rupicola
Translingual
Proper noun
Rupicola m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cotingidae – cock-of-the-rock.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae – flowering plants of Australia.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Cotingidae): Aves - class; Passeriformes - order; Tyranni - suborder; Tyrannides - infraorder; Tyrannida - parvorder; Cotingidae - family
- (genus in Ericaceae): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids - clades; Ericales - order; Ericaceae - family; Styphelioideae - subfamily; Epacrideae - tribe
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276
rupicola
rupicola
See also: Rupicola
English
Noun
rupicola (plural rupicolas)
- (zoology) Any of several South American passerine birds, of the genus Rupicola, having bright plumage and a fan-shaped crest on the head
Latin
Etymology 1
rūpēs (“cliff”, “crag”) + -cola (“-inhabitor”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ruːˈpi.ko.la/, [ruːˈpɪ.kɔ.ɫa]
Noun
rūpicola m, f (genitive rūpicolae); first declension
Declension
First declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | rūpicola | rūpicolae |
genitive | rūpicolae | rūpicolārum |
dative | rūpicolae | rūpicolīs |
accusative | rūpicolam | rūpicolās |
ablative | rūpicolā | rūpicolīs |
vocative | rūpicola | rūpicolae |
Derived terms
- rūpicolus (New Latin)
Etymology 2
Regularly declined forms of rūpicolus.
Pronunciation 1
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ruːˈpi.ko.la/, [ruːˈpɪ.kɔ.ɫa]
Adjective
rūpicola
- nominative feminine singular of rūpicolus
- nominative neuter plural of rūpicolus
- accusative neuter plural of rūpicolus
- vocative feminine singular of rūpicolus
- vocative neuter plural of rūpicolus
Pronunciation 2
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ruːˈpi.ko.laː/, [ruːˈpɪ.kɔ.ɫaː]
Adjective
rūpicolā
- nominative feminine singular of rūpicolus