Cossus

See also: cossus

Translingual

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Cossus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cossidae.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order ; Glossata – suborder; Heteroneura – infraorder; Cossoidea – superfamily; Cossidae – family; Cossulinae – subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Cossus cossus (goat moth) – type species

References

• Cossus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cossus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Cossus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Latin

Etymology

From cossus (“woodworm”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkos.sus/, [ˈkɔs̠ːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkos.sus/, [ˈkɔsːus]

Proper noun

Cossus m sg (genitive Cossī); second declension

1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
   1. Aulus Cornelius Cossus, a Roman consul

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Cossus
genitive	Cossī
dative	Cossō
accusative	Cossum
ablative	Cossō
vocative	Cosse

Descendants

• Translingual: Cossus

References

• Cossus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.