ptilocerque

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French ptilocerque.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈ(p)tɪləʊsɜːk/

Noun

ptilocerque (plural ptilocerques)

1. (zoology, obsolete, rare) Synonym of pen-tailed treeshrew
   • 1890, Grace Townsend, Friend and Foe from Field and Forest: A Natural History of the Mammalia‎^[1]:

     The Ptilocerque, which is an inhabitant of Borneo and Sarawak, is between five and six inches long, with a tail rather longer than the body.

References

• Oxford English Dictionary (second edition, 1989) s.v. “ˈptilocerque”
• Oxford English Dictionary (third edition, September 2007) s.v. “† ptilocerque, n.”

French

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Ptilocercus.

Noun

ptilocerque m (plural ptilocerques)

1. pen-tailed treeshrew

Descendants

• English: ptilocerque