eliofobio

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Myrmecobius, derived from Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, sun) + φόβος (phóbos, fear) (hence “fearing sunlight”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.ljoˈfɔ.bjo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔbjo
  • Hyphenation: e‧lio‧fò‧bio

Noun

eliofobio m (plural eliofobi)

  1. Silvery mole-rat (Heliophobius argenteocinereus)

Further reading

  • eliofobio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana