guardabuoi

Italian

Due guardabuoi – Two cattle egrets

Etymology

guarda- (“guarding”) +‎ buoi (“oxen”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡwar.daˈbwɔi̯/, [ɡwär̺d̪äˈbwɔi̯]
Stress: guardabuòi
Hyphenation: guar‧da‧buoi

Noun

guardabuoi m (invariable)

cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis)

Synonyms

airone guardabuoi

Further reading

Bubulcus ibis on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it
Bubulcus ibis on the Italian Wikispecies.Wikispecies ^it

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