osfradio

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin osphradium, derived from the root of Ancient Greek ὀσφραίνομαι (osphraínomai, “I perceive a smell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈsfra.djo/
• Rhymes: -adjo
• Hyphenation: o‧sfrà‧dio

Noun

osfradio m (plural osfradi)

1. (zoology) osphradium (olfactory organ in certain mollusks)

Further reading

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