noun · masculinefirst declension
pīnotērēs
pīnotērēs m (genitive pīnotērae)
Meaning
- hermit crab
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pīnotērēs | pīnotērae |
| genitive | pīnotērae | pīnotērārum |
| dative | pīnotērae | pīnotērīs |
| accusative | pīnotērēn | pīnotērās |
| ablative | pīnotērē | pīnotērīs |
| vocative | pīnotērē | pīnotērae |
pīnŏtēres and pīnŏthēres (less correctly pinno-), ae, m., = πιννοτήρης or πιννοθήρης,
I. the pinna-guard, a species of crab found in the shell of the pina, and fabled to keep watch over it, Cic. Fin. 3, 19, 63; Plin. 9, 31, 51, § 98; 32, 11, 53, § 150.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
pīnotērēs (-thērēs) ae, m
, πινοτήρης, the pinna-guard, a crab, parasite of the pina.
Origins
From Ancient Greek πινοτήρης (pinotḗrēs), from Ancient Greek πίνη (pínē, “pen shell”) + Ancient Greek τηρέω (tēréō, “to guard”).
In English words that came into English from pīnotērēs
- pinnotherepīnotērēs