cloroftalmo

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from translingual Chlorophthalmus, derived from Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, pale green) + ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmós, eye).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌklɔ.rofˈtal.mo/
  • Rhymes: -almo
  • Hyphenation: clo‧rof‧tàl‧mo

Noun[edit]

cloroftalmo m (plural cloroftalmi)

  1. any fish of the Chlorophthalmus taxonomic genus

Further reading[edit]

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