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..."- G
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..."