Prodigiosus
Prodigiosus is a Latin adjective meaning prodigious, remarkable, or wonderful. In taxonomy, it is most commonly encountered as a species epithet in zoological and botanical names, where it signals that the describer considered the organism notably striking in size, appearance, or behavior. The epithet has gendered forms: prodigiosus (masculine), prodigiosa (feminine), and prodigiosum (neuter), to agree with the genus name.
The term derives from prodigium, meaning prodigy or omen, with the agentive suffix -osus meaning “full of”
In practice, prodigiosus is not a standalone taxon name; rather, it is a descriptive epithet attached to
Outside biological nomenclature, prodigiosus appears in classical Latin literature and philology as an adjective describing marvels,