tricottero

Italian

Etymology

From the order name Trichoptera, from Ancient Greek θρίξ (thríx, “hair”) (trico-) and πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /triˈkɔt.te.ro/
• Rhymes: -ɔttero
• Hyphenation: tri‧còt‧te‧ro

Noun

tricottero m (plural tricotteri)

1. caddis fly (of order Trichoptera)

Further reading

• tricotteri in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• tricòttero in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication