"lagopus" meaning in Latin

See lagopus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ɫaˈɡoː.puːs] [Classical-Latin], [laˈɡɔː.pus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek λαγώπους (lagṓpous), from λαγώς (lagṓs, “hare”) + πούς (poús, “foot”). Etymology templates: {{der|la|grc|λαγώπους}} Ancient Greek λαγώπους (lagṓpous) Head templates: {{la-noun|lagōpūs/lagōpod<3>|g=f}} lagōpūs f (genitive lagōpodis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|lagōpūs/lagōpod<3>}} Forms: lagōpūs [canonical, feminine], lagōpodis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], lagōpūs [nominative, singular], lagōpodēs [nominative, plural], lagōpodis [genitive, singular], lagōpodum [genitive, plural], lagōpodī [dative, singular], lagōpodibus [dative, plural], lagōpodem [accusative, singular], lagōpodēs [accusative, plural], lagōpode [ablative, singular], lagōpodibus [ablative, plural], lagōpūs [singular, vocative], lagōpodēs [plural, vocative]
  1. ptarmigan (a bird) Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-lagopus-la-noun-inalehmu Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the third declension, Grouse, Plants Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 50 50 Disambiguation of Grouse: 50 50 Disambiguation of Plants: 49 51
  2. hare's-foot (a herb) Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-lagopus-la-noun-L-4nv-Fm Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the third declension, Grouse, Plants Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 50 50 Disambiguation of Grouse: 50 50 Disambiguation of Plants: 49 51
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