LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

pistriger

pistriger (feminine pistrigera, neuter pistrigerum)
Classical[ˈpɪs.trɪ.ɡɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈpis.tri.d͡ʒer]

Meaning

  1. adjectivewhale-bearing; carrying a whale's body, ending in a whale's tail

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativein -er
pistriger
pistrigerapistrigerum
genitivepistrigerīpistrigeraepistrigerī
dativepistrigerōpistrigeraepistrigerō
accusativepistrigerumpistrigerampistrigerum
ablativepistrigerōpistrigerāpistrigerō
vocativepistrigerpistrigerapistrigerum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepistrigerīpistrigeraepistrigera
genitivepistrigerōrumpistrigerārumpistrigerōrum
dativepistrigerīspistrigerīspistrigerīs
accusativepistrigerōspistrigerāspistrigera
ablativepistrigerīspistrigerīspistrigerīs
vocativepistrigerīpistrigeraepistrigera

pistrĭger, gĕra, gĕrum, adj. pistrisgero,
I. whale-bearing: Triton, i. e. carrying a whale's body, ending in a whale's tail, Sid. Ep. 4, 8.

Origins

From pistris (“any sea-monster; a whale, shark, sawfish”) + -ger (“bearing”).

Quick answers

What does pistriger mean in Latin?
pistriger, a adjective, means “whale-bearing; carrying a whale's body, ending in a whale's tail”.
How do you pronounce pistriger?
In classical Latin, [ˈpɪs.trɪ.ɡɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpis.tri.d͡ʒer].