eliofobio

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Myrmecobius, derived from Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”) + φόβος (phóbos, “fear”) (hence “fearing sunlight”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.ljoˈfɔ.bjo/
• Rhymes: -ɔbjo
• Hyphenation: e‧lio‧fò‧bio

Noun

eliofobio m (plural eliofobi)

1. Silvery mole-rat (Heliophobius argenteocinereus)

Further reading

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