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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin scaphium, from Ancient Greek σκάφιον (skáphion), diminutive of σκάφη (skáphē).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈska.fjo/
  • Rhymes: -afjo
  • Hyphenation: scà‧fio

Noun

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scafio m (plural scafi)

  1. (ichthyology) the second element of the Weberian ossicles

Further reading

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