guardabuoi

Italian

Due guardabuoi – Two cattle egrets

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of guarda (“to guard”) +‎ buoi (“oxen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɡwar.daˈbwɔj/
• Rhymes: -ɔj
• Hyphenation: guar‧da‧buòi

Noun

guardabuoi m (invariable)

1. cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis)

   Synonym: airone guardabuoi

Further reading

• Bubulcus ibis on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it
• Bubulcus ibis on the Italian Wikispecies.Wikispecies ^it