capolepre

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From capo- (head) +‎ lepre (hare), for the general shape of the fish's head.[1]

Noun[edit]

capolepre m (plural capolepri)

  1. oceanic pufferfish (Lagocephalus lagocephalus)

References[edit]

  1. ^ capolepre in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana