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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin osphradium, derived from the root of Ancient Greek ὀσφραίνομαι (osphraínomai, “I perceive a smell”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oˈsfra.djo/
- Rhymes: -adjo
- Hyphenation: o‧sfrà‧dio
Noun
osfradio m (plural osfradi)
- (zoology) osphradium (olfactory organ in certain mollusks)
Further reading
- osfradio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana