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clamidozoo

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from translingual Chlamydozoon, derived from Ancient Greek χλαμύδιον (khlamúdion, small cloak) + ζῷον (zôion, animal).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kla.mi.dodˈd͡zɔ.o/
  • Rhymes: -ɔo
  • Hyphenation: cla‧mi‧do‧zò‧o

Noun

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clamidozoo m (plural clamidozoi)

  1. (biology) any parasite of the Chlamydozoon taxonomic genus

Further reading

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