toro marino

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “sea bull”

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔ.ro maˈri.no/
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Hyphenation: tò‧ro‧ma‧rì‧no

Noun

toro marino m (plural tori marini) (central Italian)

  1. synonym of tarabuso:
    1. Any bird in the Botaurus taxonomic genus
      1. (strictly) Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris)

References

  • toro1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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