scolopacide

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Scolopacidae, derived from the name of the genus Scolopax, from Ancient Greek σκολόπαξ (skolópax, “woodcock”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sko.loˈpa.t͡ʃi.de/
  • Rhymes: -atʃide
  • Hyphenation: sco‧lo‧pà‧ci‧de

Noun

scolopacide m (plural scolopacidi)

  1. (ornithology) scolopacid (member of the Scolopacidae taxonomic family)

Further reading
  • scolopacide in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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