foberismo
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek φοβερός (phoberós, “fearful, terrifying”) + -ismo (“-ism”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editfoberismo m (plural foberismi)
- (entomology) the behaviour/behavior by which some insects put on a frightening appearance for attack or defense purposes
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- foberismo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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- Italian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Italian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰegʷ-
- Italian terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Italian terms suffixed with -ismo
- Italian 4-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/izmo
- Rhymes:Italian/izmo/4 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
- Italian countable nouns
- Italian masculine nouns
- it:Entomology