celacanto

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Italian

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Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek κοῖλος (koîlos) "hollow" + ἄκανθα (ákantha) "spine".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃe.laˈkan.to/
  • Rhymes: -anto
  • Hyphenation: ce‧la‧càn‧to

Noun

celacanto m (plural celacanti)

  1. coelacanth

Portuguese

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Noun

celacanto m (plural celacantos)

  1. coelacanth (either of two species of deep-water fish)

Spanish

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Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin coelacanthus, from Ancient Greek κοῖλος (koîlos, “hollow”) + ἄκανθα (ákantha, “spine”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θelaˈkanto/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /selaˈkanto/
  • Rhymes: -anto
  • Syllabification: ce‧la‧can‧to

Noun

celacanto m (plural celacantos)

  1. coelacanth

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