clamidozoo
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Chlamydozoon, derived from Ancient Greek χλαμύδιον (khlamúdion, “small cloak”) + ζῷον (zôion, “animal”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kla.mi.dodˈd͡zɔ.o/
- Rhymes: -ɔo
- Hyphenation: cla‧mi‧do‧zò‧o
Noun
clamidozoo m (plural clamidozoi)
- (biology) any parasite of the Chlamydozoon taxonomic genus
Further reading
- clamidozoo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana