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melanogaster
melanogaster
See also: Melanogaster
English
Noun
melanogaster (plural melanogasters)
- Any of several fungi of the genus Melanogaster.
Translations
fungus of the genus Melanogaster
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas) + gaster (“belly”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /me.la.noˈɡas.ter/, [mɛ.ɫa.nɔˈɡas.tɛr]
Adjective
melanogaster m (feminine melanogastra, neuter melanogastrum); first/second declension
Inflection
First/second declension, nominative masculine singular in -er.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| nominative | melanogaster | melanogastra | melanogastrum | melanogastrī | melanogastrae | melanogastra | |
| genitive | melanogastrī | melanogastrae | melanogastrī | melanogastrōrum | melanogastrārum | melanogastrōrum | |
| dative | melanogastrō | melanogastrō | melanogastrīs | ||||
| accusative | melanogastrum | melanogastram | melanogastrum | melanogastrōs | melanogastrās | melanogastra | |
| ablative | melanogastrō | melanogastrā | melanogastrō | melanogastrīs | |||
| vocative | melanogaster | melanogastra | melanogastrum | melanogastrī | melanogastrae | melanogastra | |
Synonyms
Derived terms
- Acheilognathus melanogaster
- Anhinga melanogaster
- Boa constrictor melanogaster
- Drosophila melanogaster
- Poecilia melanogaster
- Turnix melanogaster
Usage notes
- Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet.