"pyropus" meaning in Latin

See pyropus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [pyˈroː.pʊs] [Classical-Latin], [piˈrɔː.pus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek πυρωπός (purōpós, “fire-colored”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “eye”). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|πυρωπός|t=fire-colored}} Ancient Greek πυρωπός (purōpós, “fire-colored”), {{af|grc|πῦρ|ὤψ|nocat=1|t1=fire|t2=eye}} πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “eye”) Head templates: {{la-noun|pyrōpus<2>|g=m}} pyrōpus m (genitive pyrōpī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|pyrōpus<2>}} Forms: pyrōpus [canonical, masculine], pyrōpī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], pyrōpus [nominative, singular], pyrōpī [nominative, plural], pyrōpī [genitive, singular], pyrōpōrum [genitive, plural], pyrōpō [dative, singular], pyrōpīs [dative, plural], pyrōpum [accusative, singular], pyrōpōs [accusative, plural], pyrōpō [ablative, singular], pyrōpīs [ablative, plural], pyrōpe [singular, vocative], pyrōpī [plural, vocative]
  1. an alloy of copper and gold Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-pyropus-la-noun-tl8qsTs0 Categories (other): Metals Disambiguation of Metals: 86 14
  2. (Late Latin) pyrope, garnet, precious red stone Tags: Late-Latin, declension-2
    Sense id: en-pyropus-la-noun-piAqJsro Categories (other): Late Latin, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 33 67
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