Cottus
Translingual
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κόττος (kóttos).
Proper noun
Cottus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cottidae – the freshwater sculpins.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Osteichthyes – superclass; Actinopterygii – superclass; Actinopteri – class; Neopterygii – subclass; Teleostei – infraclass; Perciformes – order; Cottoidei – suborder; Cottales – infraorder; Cottidae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Cottus gobio (European sculpin) - type species; Cottus kazika (fourspine sculpin); for other species see Cottus on WikispeciesWikispecies or Cottus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Derived terms
References
- Cottus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Cottus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Cottus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Etymology
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English Cottus
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κόττος (kóttos).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒtəs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑtəs/
- Rhymes: -ɒtəs
Proper noun
Cottus
- (Greek mythology) One of the Hecatoncheires (hundred-handed monster) of Ancient Greek mythology.