pizio

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Etymology 1[edit]

From Latin pȳthius, from Ancient Greek Πῡ́θιος (Pū́thios, Pythian).

Adjective[edit]

pizio (feminine pizia, masculine plural pizi, feminine plural pizie)

  1. (Ancient Greece, relational) epithet of the god Apollo; of Pythia
  2. (historical) Pythian
    Synonym: pitico
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Etymology 2[edit]

From New Latin pȳthium, derived from Ancient Greek πῡ́θω (pū́thō, I (cause to) putrefy).

Noun[edit]

pizio m (plural pizi)

  1. (zoology) a member of the Pythium taxonomic genus, of molds.