platyrhynchos

Latin

Alternative forms

• platyrhynchus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “wide, flat”) and ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout, beak”).

Noun

platyrhynchos m (genitive platyrhynchī); second declension

1. (New Latin) a specific epithet for a flat-nosed organism

Declension

Second-declension noun (Greek-type).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	platyrhynchos	platyrhynchī
Genitive	platyrhynchī	platyrhynchōrum
Dative	platyrhynchō	platyrhynchīs
Accusative	platyrhynchon	platyrhynchōs
Ablative	platyrhynchō	platyrhynchīs
Vocative	platyrhynche	platyrhynchī

Usage notes

• Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms; inflections are rarely found.

Derived terms

• Anas platyrhynchos