acidaspide
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Acidaspis, derived from ἀκίς (akís, “pointed object”, oblique stem ἀκίδ- (akíd-)) + ᾰ̓σπίς (aspís, “shield”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.t͡ʃiˈda.spi.de/
- Rhymes: -aspide
- Hyphenation: a‧ci‧dà‧spi‧de
Noun
acidaspide m (plural acidaspidi)
- (paleontology) any trilobite of the Acidaspis taxonomic genus
- Alternative letter-case form of Acidaspide
Further reading
- acidaspide in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- acidaspide in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication