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baroptenus

Pronunciation: [baˈrɔp.tɛ.nʊs]

“baroptenus” is a Latin word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. An unknown kind of precious stone of a black color, with white and red spots.

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly related to Akkadian 𒁀𒊏𒄣 (baraqu, literally “scintillation”); see smaragdus (“emerald”).

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