colubro di Esculapio

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “snake of Aesculapius”

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.lu.bro di e.skuˈla.pjo/, (elevated style) /koˈlu.bro di e.skuˈla.pjo/

Noun

colubro di Esculapio m (plural colubri di Esculapio)

  1. Aesculapian snake (Zamenis longissimus)
    Synonym: saettone
    Hypernym: serpente

References
  • colubro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.