brevicaudus

== Latin == === Etymology === New Latin; from brevis (“short”) +‎ cauda (“tail”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [brɛ.wɪˈkau̯.dʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [bre.viˈkaːu̯.dus] === Adjective === brevicaudus (feminine brevicauda, neuter brevicaudum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin) short-tailed Synonym: brachyūrus ==== Usage notes ==== Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular. ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective.