xifosuro

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Xiphosura, from Ancient Greek ξῐ́φος (xíphos) + οὐρά (ourá). By surface analysis, xifo- +‎ -uro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ksi.foˈzu.ro/
• Rhymes: -uro
• Hyphenation: xi‧fo‧sù‧ro

Noun

xifosuro m (plural xifosuri)

1. (zoology) xiphosauran

Further reading

• xifosuri in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• xifosùro in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication