rhynchops

See also: Rhynchops

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “beak”) and ὤψ (ṓps, “face”), coined by Linnaeus.

Noun

rhynchōps f (genitive rhynchōpis); third declension

1. (zoology) skimmers or scissor-bills, members of the genus Rynchops

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	rhynchōps	rhynchōpēs
genitive	rhynchōpis	rhynchōpum
dative	rhynchōpī	rhynchōpibus
accusative	rhynchōpem	rhynchōpēs
ablative	rhynchōpe	rhynchōpibus
vocative	rhynchōps	rhynchōpēs