ptilocerque
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French ptilocerque.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈ(p)tɪləʊsɜːk/
Noun
ptilocerque (plural ptilocerques)
- (zoology, obsolete, rare) Synonym of pen-tailed treeshrew
- 1890, Grace Townsend, Friend and Foe from Field and Forest: A Natural History of the Mammalia:
- The Ptilocerque, which is an inhabitant of Borneo and Sarawak, is between five and six inches long, with a tail rather longer than the body.
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References
- Oxford English Dictionary (second edition, 1989) s.v. “ˈptilocerque”
- Oxford English Dictionary (third edition, September 2007) s.v. “† ptilocerque, n.”
French
Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Ptilocercus.
Noun
ptilocerque m (plural ptilocerques)
- pen-tailed treeshrew
Descendants
- English: ptilocerque