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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Ailuridae, derived from the name of the genus Ailurus, from Ancient Greek αἴλουρος (aílouros, “domestic cat”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ajˈlu.ri.de/
- Rhymes: -uride
- Hyphenation: ai‧lù‧ri‧de
Noun
ailuride m (plural ailuridi)
- (mammalogy) ailurid (any member of the Ailuridae taxonomic family)
- Hypernym: caniforme
- Hyponym: ailuro
- (in the plural) Alternative letter-case form of Ailuridi