leptoptilos

See also: Leptoptilos

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós, “thin, slender”) + πτῐ́λον (ptílon, “feather”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /lepˈtop.ti.los/, [ɫ̪ɛpˈt̪ɔpt̪ɪɫ̪ɔs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /lepˈtop.ti.los/, [lepˈt̪ɔpt̪ilos]

Noun

leptoptilos m (genitive leptoptilī); second declension

(zoology, New Latin) An adjutant: a member of the genus Leptoptilos, species of crane or stork in Africa, India, and Southeast Asia.

Declension

Second-declension noun (Greek-type).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	leptoptilos	leptoptilī
Genitive	leptoptilī	leptoptilōrum
Dative	leptoptilō	leptoptilīs
Accusative	leptoptilon	leptoptilōs
Ablative	leptoptilō	leptoptilīs
Vocative	leptoptile	leptoptilī

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