discoideus

== Latin == === Etymology === From discoīdēs (“disc-shaped”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [dɪs.koˈiː.de.ʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [dis.koˈiː.de.us] === Adjective === discoīdeus (feminine discoīdea, neuter discoīdeum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin) Used as a specific epithet; disc-shaped. ==== 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. ==== Synonyms ==== discoīdēs