Picumnus

Translingual mul Etymology From mul la Pīcumnus a Roman deity personifying a woodpecker, from la pīcus woodpecker, from mul ine-pro *(s)peyk- woodpecker; magpie + ine-pro *mno-. Proper noun 1 m genus family Picidae the piculets Hypernyms genus ; Picumninae subfamily Hyponyms genus Picumnus albosquamatus species, Picumnus aurifrons species, Picumnus castelnau species, Picumnus cinnamomeus species, Picumnus cirratus species, Picumnus dorbygnianus species, Picumnus exilis species, Picumnus fulvescens species, Picumnus fuscus species, Picumnus granadensis species, Picumnus innominatus species, Picumnus lafresnayi species, Picumnus limae species, Picumnus minutissimus species, Picumnus nebulosus species, Picumnus nigropunctatus species, Picumnus olivaceus species, Picumnus pumilus species, Picumnus pygmaeus species, Picumnus rufiventris species, Picumnus sclateri species, Picumnus spilogaster species, Picumnus squamulatus species, Picumnus steindachneri species, Picumnus subtilis species, Picumnus temminckii species, Picumnus varzeae species - species References 1 1 1 553510 17549087 56080 13967 mul Birds Latin Etymology From la pīcus woodpecker, from la ine-pro *(s)peyk- woodpecker; magpie + ine-pro *mno-. Pronunciation Pīcumnus Proper noun Pīcumnus<2.both> a minor Roman god of the fields, matrimony, and fertility Usage notes One of two brother deities. Pīcumnus was a personification of the woodpecker (la pīcus), and la Pīlumnus was a personification of the pestle (la pīlus); both were companions of Mars, and tutelary deities of married couples and newborns. Pīcumnus was also venerated as the god la Sterquilinus (or la Stercutus, la Stercutius, la Sterculius), who was the god of fertilization by manure (la stercus). Declension Pīcumnus<2.both> References la Roman deities