I. ˈäksə̇ˌriŋk, -sēˌr- noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin Oxyrhyncha
1. : a crab having a pointed rostrum : one of the Oxyrhyncha
2. also oxy·rhyn·chus ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈriŋkəs plural oxyrhyn·chi -ˌkī, -(ˌ)kē
[New Latin oxyrhynchus (specific epithet of Mormyrus oxyrhynchus ), from Greek oxyrrhynchos, adjective]
: a sacred fish ( Mormyrus oxyrhynchus )
II. adjective
Etymology: Greek oxyrrhynchos, from oxy- oxy- (I) + rhynchos snout, beak — more at rhynch-
: sharp-snouted : sharp-billed