mignattino
Italian
Etymology
mignatta (“leech”) + -ino (“-ine”)
Pronunciation
Noun
mignattino m (plural mignattini)
- black tern (Chlidonias niger)
- Synonyms: cocalina, colombino, (Tuscany) fionchetto, (Central Italy) fottivento, (Central Italy) mugnaia, pannelbagio, pettobianco
- (by extension, ornithology) Any member of the Chlidonias taxonomic genus
- (Ancona) Synonym of muggine (“mullet”)