mixina

Catalan

Etymology

From the genus name, from Ancient Greek μυξῖνος (muxînos, “slime-fish, a kind of mullet”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) /mikˈsi.nə/

IPA^(key): (Valencian) /mikˈsi.na/

Noun

mixina f (plural mixines)

hagfish

Further reading

“mixina” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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