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anoftalmo

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Byzantine Greek ἀνόφθαλμος (anóphthalmos, lacking eyes), derived from Ancient Greek ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmós, eye).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.nofˈtal.mo/
  • Rhymes: -almo
  • Hyphenation: a‧nof‧tàl‧mo

Adjective

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anoftalmo (feminine anoftalma, masculine plural anoftalmi, feminine plural anoftalme)

  1. (medicine) anophthalmic
  2. (by extension) having lost an eye
  3. (zoology) lacking eyes

Noun

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anoftalmo m (plural anoftalmi)

  1. any insect of the Anophthalmus taxonomic genus

Further reading

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