Osteocephalus

Translingual

Etymology

From osteo- (“bone”, from Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon)) +‎ -cephalus (“-headed”, from Ancient Greek κεφᾰλή (kephălḗ)), literally “bonehead(ed)”.

Proper noun

Osteocephalus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Hylidae – the slender-legged tree frogs.

Descendants

  • → Chinese: 首蛙 (shǒuwā) (partial calque)
  • → Russian: костноголов (kostnogolov) (calque)

See also

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