eliofobio
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Myrmecobius, derived from Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”) + φόβος (phóbos, “fear”) (hence “fearing sunlight”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.ljoˈfɔ.bjo/
- Rhymes: -ɔbjo
- Hyphenation: e‧lio‧fò‧bio
Noun
eliofobio m (plural eliofobi)
- Silvery mole-rat (Heliophobius argenteocinereus)
Further reading
- eliofobio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana