tricottero

Italian

Etymology

From the order name Trichoptera, from Ancient Greek θρίξ (thríx, “hair”) (trico-) and πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /triˈkɔt.te.ro/
  • Rhymes: -ɔttero
  • Hyphenation: tri‧còt‧te‧ro

Noun

tricottero m (plural tricotteri)

  1. caddis fly (of order Trichoptera)

Further reading
  • tricotteri in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • tricòttero in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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