clamidozoo

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Chlamydozoon, derived from Ancient Greek χλαμύδιον (khlamúdion, “small cloak”) + ζῷον (zôion, “animal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kla.mi.dodˈd͡zɔ.o/
• Rhymes: -ɔo
• Hyphenation: cla‧mi‧do‧zò‧o

Noun

clamidozoo m (plural clamidozoi)

1. (biology) any parasite of the Chlamydozoon taxonomic genus

Further reading

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