aethiops

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Αἰθίοψ (Aithíops), from αἴθω (aíthō, “burn”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “face”). Compare Latin Aethiops and Ethiopia. === Noun === aethiops A specific name of several black animals ==== Derived terms ==== == English == === Alternative forms === æthiops === Noun === aethiops (uncountable) (obsolete, mineralogy) Any of various dark oxides or sulfides of metals