phoenicopteris
Dictionary entries
- Entry →phoenicopterus, phoenicopteri:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
flamingo;
abl. pl.dat. pl.loc. pl.
Examples
Liber XIII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...potes hunc saevo tradere, dure, coco? LXXI. Phoenicopteri. Dat mihi pinna rubens nomen, sed lingua gulosis nostra sapit..."Gaius
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...ambitione et licitatione maxima vicibus comparabant. Hostiae erant phoenicopteri, pavones, tetraones, numidicae, meleagrides, phasianae, quae generatim per singulos..."