mellifago

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Italian

Etymology

From melli- +‎ -fago.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /melˈli.fa.ɡo/
  • Rhymes: -ifaɡo
  • Hyphenation: mel‧lì‧fa‧go

Adjective

mellifago (feminine mellifaga, masculine plural mellifagi, feminine plural mellifaghe)

  1. (zoology) melliphagous / meliphagous

Further reading

  • mellìfago in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • mellìfago in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana