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Elefantenrüsselfisch

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German

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The elephantnose fish.

Etymology

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From Elefantenrüssel (elephant's trunk) +‎ Fisch (fish).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʔe.ləˈfantn̩ʁʏsl̩ˌfɪʃ]
  • Hyphenation: Ele‧fan‧ten‧rüs‧sel‧fisch
  • Rhymes: -ɪʃ

Noun

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Elefantenrüsselfisch m (strong, genitive Elefantenrüsselfisches or Elefantenrüsselfischs, plural Elefantenrüsselfische)

  1. The Peters's elephantnose fish (Gnathonemus petersii), an African freshwater elephantfish in the genus Gnathonemus.

Declension

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