ὀνοκρόταλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ὄνος (ónos, “ass, donkey”) +‎ κρόταλον (krótalon, “rattle, clapper”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ὀνοκρότᾰλος • (onokrótalos) m (genitive ὀνοκροτᾰ́λου); second declension

  1. pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
    Synonyms: πελεκάν (pelekán), πελεκῖνος (pelekînos)

Inflection

Descendants

  • → Latin: onocrotalus

Further reading

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