LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

melanoleucus

melanoleucus (feminine melanoleuca, neuter melanoleucum)
Classical[mɛ.ɫa.nɔˈɫɛu̯.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[me.la.noˈlɛːu̯.kus]

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjectiveblack and white

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemelanoleucusmelanoleucamelanoleucum
genitivemelanoleucīmelanoleucaemelanoleucī
dativemelanoleucōmelanoleucaemelanoleucō
accusativemelanoleucummelanoleucammelanoleucum
ablativemelanoleucōmelanoleucāmelanoleucō
vocativemelanoleucemelanoleucamelanoleucum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemelanoleucīmelanoleucaemelanoleuca
genitivemelanoleucōrummelanoleucārummelanoleucōrum
dativemelanoleucīsmelanoleucīsmelanoleucīs
accusativemelanoleucōsmelanoleucāsmelanoleuca
ablativemelanoleucīsmelanoleucīsmelanoleucīs
vocativemelanoleucīmelanoleucaemelanoleuca

Origins

From Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “black”) + λευκός (leukós, “white”).

Quick answers

What does melanoleucus mean in Latin?
melanoleucus, a adjective, means “black and white”.
How do you pronounce melanoleucus?
In classical Latin, [mɛ.ɫa.nɔˈɫɛu̯.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [me.la.noˈlɛːu̯.kus].