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celacanto

celacanto

Italian

Noun

celacanto m (plural celacanti)

  1. coelacanth

Portuguese

Noun

celacanto m (plural celacantos)

  1. coelacanth (either of two species of deep-water fish)

Spanish

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek κοῖλος (koîlos) "hollow" + ἄκανθα (ákantha) "spine".

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /θelaˈkanto/, [θelaˈkãn̪t̪o]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /selaˈkanto/, [selaˈkãn̪t̪o]

Noun

celacanto m (plural celacantos)

  1. coelacanth