melanogaster

See also: Melanogaster

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

melanogaster (plural melanogasters)

1. Any of several fungi of the genus Melanogaster.

Translations

fungus of the genus Melanogaster

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “black”) + γᾰστήρ (gastḗr, “belly”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /me.la.noˈɡas.ter/, [mɛɫ̪änɔˈɡäs̠t̪ɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /me.la.noˈɡas.ter/, [melänoˈɡäst̪er]

Adjective

melanogaster (feminine melanogastra, neuter melanogastrum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

1. (New Latin) having a black belly

Usage notes

• Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er).

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	melanogaster	melanogastra	melanogastrum		melanogastrī	melanogastrae	melanogastra
Genitive	melanogastrī	melanogastrae	melanogastrī		melanogastrōrum	melanogastrārum	melanogastrōrum
Dative	melanogastrō		melanogastrō		melanogastrīs
Accusative	melanogastrum	melanogastram	melanogastrum		melanogastrōs	melanogastrās	melanogastra
Ablative	melanogastrō	melanogastrā	melanogastrō		melanogastrīs
Vocative	melanogaster	melanogastra	melanogastrum		melanogastrī	melanogastrae	melanogastra

Synonyms

• nigriventris

Derived terms

• Acheilognathus melanogaster
• Anhinga melanogaster
• Boa constrictor melanogaster
• Drosophila melanogaster
• Poecilia melanogaster
• Turnix melanogaster