lophophorus
loh-FOF-oh-rus
Genus
crest-bearer
| Part | Meaning | Language | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| lopho- | crest, tuft | Greek (loph) | combining form lopho- |
| -o- | connecting vowel | ||
| -phorus | bearer, carrier | Greek | from Greek pherein, to bear; used as a terminal element |
single-word genus name, treated as a Latin noun masculine in gender. It is a compound of two Greek elements: lopho- (crest) + -phorus (bearer), forming a noun meaning 'one who bears a crest'. The -us ending is the standard Latinized nominative masculine singular.
Pronunciation
- loh-FOF-oh-rus Penult rule 5: penult vowel 'o' is short but followed by two consonants 'ph' (= f) + 'o', so the penult is stressed. Wait — let me recount. Lo-pho-pho-rus: four syllables. Penult = 'pho' (second to last). Its vowel is short and followed by a single consonant r, so no penult rule applies → stress falls on the ANTEPENULT 'pho' (third to last). Antepenult vowel 'o' is followed by a single consonant and then the vowel 'o', giving a long antepenult → stress on antepenult.
Missing roots checked: the dictionary and a dictionary lookup confirmed both 'loph' and '-phorus' in the dictionary. Lophophorus is a genus of pheasants (Himalayan monals); the name refers to their spectacular iridescent crests. The connecting -o- between lopho- and -phorus is the standard Greek combining vowel; some analyses treat lopho- as the full combining form and -phorus as the suffix directly.