sanguivoro

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin sanguivŏrus, from Latin sanguis +‎ -vorus. By surface analysis, sangue +‎ -voro.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sanˈɡwi.vo.ro/
  • Rhymes: -ivoro
  • Hyphenation: san‧guì‧vo‧ro

Adjective

sanguivoro (feminine sanguivora, masculine plural sanguivori, feminine plural sanguivore)

  1. (zoology, rare) sanguivorous

Further reading
  • sanguivoro in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • sanguivoro in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • sanguìvoro in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • sanguìvoro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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