necroforo
Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek νεκροφόρος (nekrophóros). By surface analysis, necro- (“necro-”, “death”) + -foro (“-phore”, “bearer”, “carrier”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]necroforo m (plural necrofori)
- gravedigger
- Synonyms: beccamorto, becchino, fossore
- any beetle of the genus Nicrophorus; burying beetle, necrophore
- Synonym: necroforino
Categories:
- Italian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Italian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *neḱ-
- Italian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰer-
- Italian terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Italian terms prefixed with necro-
- Italian terms suffixed with -foro
- Italian 4-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/ɔforo
- Rhymes:Italian/ɔforo/4 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
- Italian countable nouns
- Italian masculine nouns