osfradio

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from New Latin osphradium, derived from the root of Ancient Greek ὀσφραίνομαι (osphraínomai, I perceive a smell).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /oˈsfra.djo/
  • Rhymes: -adjo
  • Hyphenation: o‧sfrà‧dio

Noun

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osfradio m (plural osfradi)

  1. (zoology) osphradium (olfactory organ in certain mollusks)

Further reading

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  • osfradio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana