uranoscopo

Italian

Etymology

From translingual Uranoscopus, from Ancient Greek οὐρᾰνός (ourănós, “sky, heaven”) + σκοπός (skopós, “gazer”). By surface analysis, urano- +‎ -scopo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /u.raˈnɔs.ko.po/
  • Rhymes: -ɔskopo
  • Hyphenation: u‧ra‧nò‧sco‧po

Noun

uranoscopo m (plural uranoscopi)

  1. stargazer (perciform fish in the family Uranoscopidae)

Further reading

  • uranoscopo in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • uranoscopo in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • uranòscopo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • uranòscopo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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