anoftalmo

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek ἀνόφθαλμος (anóphthalmos, “lacking eyes”), derived from Ancient Greek ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmós, “eye”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.nofˈtal.mo/
• Rhymes: -almo
• Hyphenation: a‧nof‧tàl‧mo

Adjective

anoftalmo (feminine anoftalma, masculine plural anoftalmi, feminine plural anoftalme)

1. (medicine) anophthalmic
2. (by extension) having lost an eye
3. (zoology) lacking eyes

Noun

anoftalmo m (plural anoftalmi)

1. any insect of the Anophthalmus taxonomic genus

Further reading

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