colubro di Esculapio

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “snake of Aesculapius”

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.lu.bro di es.kuˈla.pjo/, (elevated style) /koˈlu.bro di es.kuˈla.pjo/

Noun

colubro di Esculapio m (plural colubri di Esculapio)

  1. Aesculapian snake (Zamenis longissimus)
    Synonym: saettone
    Hypernym: serpente

References

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