Italian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

osfradio m (plural osfradi)

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

Further reading edit

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