LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · feminine

chrȳsophrys

chrȳsophrys f
Classical[ˈkʰryː.sɔ.pʰrys]Ecclesiastical[ˈkriː.s̬o.fris]

Meaning

  1. a sea fish (Sparus aurata) with a golden spot over each eye

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativechrȳsophrys—
genitivechrȳsophryos—
accusativechrȳsophryn—

chrȳsophrys, ўos, f., = χρύσοφρυς,
I. a sea-fish with a golden spot over each eye: Sparus aurata, Linn.; Ov. Hal. 111; Plin. 32, 11, 54, § 152.

Origins

From Ancient Greek χρύσοφρυς (khrúsophrus, “Sparus aurata”), from χρῡσός (khrūsós, “gold”) + ὀφρῡ́ς (ophrū́s, “eyebrow”), because this fish has a golden spot over each eye.

Quick answers

What does chrȳsophrys mean in Latin?
chrȳsophrys, a noun, means “a sea fish (Sparus aurata) with a golden spot over each eye”.
How do you pronounce chrȳsophrys?
In classical Latin, [ˈkʰryː.sɔ.pʰrys]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkriː.s̬o.fris].