hipogloso

Spanish

Etymology

From hipo- + Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă, “tongue”). The fish is derived from its scientific name, Hippoglossus hippoglossus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ipoˈɡloso/ [i.poˈɣ̞lo.so]
  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: hi‧po‧glo‧so

Adjective

hipogloso (feminine hipoglosa, masculine plural hipoglosos, feminine plural hipoglosas)

  1. (anatomy) hypoglossal

Noun

hipogloso m (plural hipoglosos)

  1. Atlantic halibut

Further reading

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