osfradio

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from New Latin osphradium, derived from the root of Ancient Greek ὀσφραίνομαι (osphraínomai, I perceive a smell).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /oˈsfra.djo/
  • Rhymes: -adjo
  • Hyphenation: o‧sfrà‧dio

Noun[edit]

osfradio m (plural osfradi)

  1. (zoology) osphradium (olfactory organ in certain mollusks)

Further reading[edit]

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