ὄζαινα

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ὄζω (ózō, to smell) +‎ -αινᾰ (-aina).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ὄζαινᾰ (ózainaf (genitive ὀζαίνης); first declension

  1. (pathology) ozaena, a type of chronic rhinitis
  2. fetid kind of octopus

Inflection

Descendants

  • Latin: ozaena

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