murciélago

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Etymology[edit]

Metathetic diminutive of murciego (cf. murciégalo), from Old Spanish mur (mouse) + ciego (blind) or from Latin mūris caecus, both from mūs. Compare Portuguese morcego, Galician morcego.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /muɾˈθjelaɡo/ [muɾˈθje.la.ɣ̞o]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /muɾˈsjelaɡo/ [muɾˈsje.la.ɣ̞o]
  • (Castilian)
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  • Rhymes: -elaɡo
  • Syllabification: mur‧cié‧la‧go

Noun[edit]

murciélago m (plural murciélagos, feminine murciélaga, feminine plural murciélagas)

  1. bat (winged mammal)
    Synonyms: panarra, (New Mexico) ratón volador
    • 1800, Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, chapter 12, in Historia General del Perú:
      ...adoraban al buho por la hermosura de sus ojos y cabeza, y al murciélago por la sutileza de su vista...
      ...they adored the owl for the prettiness of its eyes and head, and the bat for the subtlety of its sight...

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