Artotrogus
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Artotrōgus (“name of a parasite in Plautus' play Miles Gloriosus”).
Proper noun[edit]
Artotrogus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Artotrogidae – marine crustaceans that parasitize fish.
Further reading[edit]
Siphonostomatoida on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Artotrogidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Artotrogidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Artotrogus at World Register of Marine Species
- Artotrogus at Encyclopedia of Life
- Artotrogus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally "bread-gnawer", Ancient Greek ἄρτος (ártos, “bread”) + τρώγω (trṓgō, “I gnaw, I eat”).
Proper noun[edit]
Artotrōgus m sg (genitive Artotrōgī); second declension
- the name of a parasite ("person who eats at the table of another") in Plautus' play Miles Gloriosus
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Artotrōgus |
| Genitive | Artotrōgī |
| Dative | Artotrōgō |
| Accusative | Artotrōgum |
| Ablative | Artotrōgō |
| Vocative | Artotrōge |