Artotrogus
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin Artotrōgus (“name of a parasite in Plautus' play Miles Gloriosus”).
Proper noun
Artotrogus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Artotrogidae – marine crustaceans that parasitize fish.
Further reading
Siphonostomatoida on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Artotrogidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Artotrogidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Artotrogus at World Register of Marine Species
- Artotrogus at Encyclopedia of Life
- Artotrogus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Latin
Etymology
Literally "bread-gnawer", Ancient Greek ἄρτος (ártos, “bread”) + τρώγω (trṓgō, “I gnaw, I eat”).
Proper noun
Artotrōgus m sg (genitive Artotrōgī); second declension
- the name of a parasite ("person who eats at the table of another") in Plautus' play Miles Gloriosus
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Artotrōgus |
Genitive | Artotrōgī |
Dative | Artotrōgō |
Accusative | Artotrōgum |
Ablative | Artotrōgō |
Vocative | Artotrōge |