Usually means: Ancient Egyptian city, papyrus texts.
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  1. Oxyrhynchus, oxyrhynchus: Merriam-Webster
  2. oxyrhynchus: Collins English Dictionary
  3. Oxyrhynchus: Wordnik
  4. oxyrhynchus: Wiktionary
  5. Oxyrhynchus (plant), Oxyrhynchus: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Oxyrhynchus)

▸ noun:  (ichthyology) a fish with a pointed snout
▸ noun:  (ichthyology) Mormyrus kannume
▸ noun:  A city in Egypt.

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ichthyonym, oplegnathid, ophichthid, rhyacichthyid, ophidiiform, otophysine, hooknose, ophiopsid, otophysan, odacid, more...

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fish, dolphin, whale, seal, otter, walrus, platypus, beaver, gopher, more...

Phrases:
prototroctes oxyrhynchus, Oxyrhynchus Papyri, Oxyrhynchus hymn, more...

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Similar:
ichthyonym, oplegnathid, ophichthid, rhyacichthyid, ophidiiform, otophysine, hooknose, ophiopsid, otophysan, odacid, more...

Types:
fish, dolphin, whale, seal, otter, walrus, platypus, beaver, gopher, more...

Phrases:
prototroctes oxyrhynchus, Oxyrhynchus Papyri, Oxyrhynchus hymn, more...



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