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odocoileo

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See also: Odocoileo

Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from translingual Odocoileus, derived from Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús, tooth) + κοῖλος (koîlos, hollow).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /o.do.kojˈlɛ.o/
  • Rhymes: -ɛo
  • Hyphenation: o‧do‧coi‧lè‧o

Noun

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odocoileo m (plural odocoilei)

  1. (zoology) a member of the Odocoileus taxonomic genus
    Synonyms: cariaco, odocelo
    Hypernym: cervide
  2. (uncountable) Alternative letter-case form of Odocoileo

Further reading

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  • odocoileo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication