lasca

Borrowed from Lombardic asco (“grayling”), whence German Äsche, with the l- derived from rebracketing of the definite article.


cagnetto

it-noun

cagnetto m (plural cagnetti, feminine cagnetta)

From cane (“dog”) + -etto (diminutive suffix), using the root found in cagna (“female dog”).


pappafico

Verb-object compound, composed of pappa (“to gobble up”) + fico (“fig”).


cavallone

it-noun

cavallone m (plural cavalloni, feminine cavallona)

(informal, figurative, by extension) big or tall, but agile, person, typically a tall woman


mastodonte

mastodon (extinct elephant-like mammal of the genus Mammut)


montone

Inherited from Vulgar Latin multōnem, from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *molto-.


scorfano

From Latin scorpaena, from Ancient Greek σκόρπαινα (skórpaina). Doublet of scorpena, a learned borrowing.


storione

→ Armenian: ստորիոն (storion)

From Latin sturiōnem, from Proto-Germanic *sturjô.


quattrocchi

quattrocchi m or f by sense (invariable)

From quattro (“four”) + occhi (“eyes”), as used in the expression a quattr'occhi (“in private”).

quattrocchi d'Islanda

Barrow's goldeneye (Bucephala islandica)

quattrocchi minore

Tra gli anatidi figurano il quattrocchi (Bucephala clangula), svernante in laguna in branchi di modesta entità, (...)

1995, Giovanni Caniato, Eugenio Turri, Michele Zanetti, La laguna di Venezia, Unesco, page 121:

Bucephala clangula
Bucephala clangula#Translingual

(ornithology, masculine only) a goldeneye, especially the common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)


vitellone

vitellone m (plural vitelloni, feminine vitellona)

From vitello (“calf”) + -one (augmentative suffix).


centopelle

From cento + pelle. Or linked Latin centipelliō, centipellium, from centum + pellis; cf. Romanian cimpoi (“bagpipe”).


aspide

Borrowed from Latin aspidem, from Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís, “shield; Egyptian cobra”). Doublet of aspe.

der

vernacular name of various venomous ophidians

Synonym of cobra egiziano (“Egyptian cobra”): asp


baio

it-adj

baio (feminine baia, masculine plural bai, feminine plural baie)

baia (feminine)
bai (masculine plural)
baie (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Old French bai, or Old Occitan, ultimately from Latin badius.


beccaccino

Gallinago gallinago
Gallinago gallinago#Translingual


bertuccia

Macaca sylvanus
Macaca sylvanus#Translingual


donzella

Borrowed from Old Occitan donçela, donsela, from Vulgar Latin *domnicella, from Classical Latin domina (“mistress”), from domus (“house”), from Proto-Indo-European *dṓm, from root *dem- (“to build”). Doublet of damigella.

name of several species of fish in the Labridae taxonomic family:

Mediterranean rainbow wrasse (Coris julis)


brontosauro

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek βροντή (brontḗ, “thunder”) + σαυρος (sauros, “lizard”).


zebù

Borrowed from French zébu, of Tibetan origin.


cane poliziotto

it-noun

cane poliziotto m (plural cani poliziotti)


carlino

any of several small coins minted until the 19th century


pechinese

Pekingese (of, from or relating to Beijing)


gaggia

From Ancient Greek ἀκακία (akakía). Doublet of acacia.

Vachellia farnesiana
Vachellia farnesiana#Translingual


gaggia

Borrowed from Ligurian gàggia, from Latin cavea, whence also gabbia and cavea.

(bird hunting) a (now illegal) setup consisting of a spherical cage mounted on top of a pole, on which an owlet rests, which causes birds inside the cage to become agitated, luring wild birds


facocero

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek φακός (phakós, “lens”) + χοῖρος (khoîros, “pig”).


orso polare

Ursus maritimus
Ursus maritimus#Translingual


orso grizzly

Ursus arctos horribilis
Ursus arctos horribilis#Translingual


locusta

Borrowed from Latin locusta, of uncertain origin. Doublet of the inherited aragosta.


garrito

chirping, screech, twittering (of birds)


alcione

From Latin alcyōn, from Ancient Greek ἀλκυών (alkuṓn, “kingfisher”).


moscone

From mosca (“fly”) + -one (augmentative suffix).

suffix

(nautical) a type of recreational watercraft consisting of two parallel floaters joined together, propelled by oars


stambecco

it-noun

stambecco m (plural stambecchi, feminine stambecca)

stambecchi (plural)
stambecca (feminine)

From Middle High German steinboc. The Italian -a- may be a reduction of the [aɪ̯] in Standard German Steinbock or it could go back to a Bavarian dialect where Middle High German -ei- becomes [aː]; compare contemporary Bavarian Staabock (alongside Stoabock). The Italian -e- after becco, itself perhaps of Germanic origin.

Mi dicono le guardie che ogni stambecco ha il suo pascolo riservato, […]

2007, Guido Piovene, Viaggio in Italia, Baldini Castoldi Dalai Edito, page 203:

The guards tell me that every ibex has his reserved pasture, […]


serpente a sonagli

serpente a sonagli m (plural serpenti a sonagli)


salmerino

From a northern variety of Italian (compare Trentino salmarin), from Bavarian Sälmling (source of German Saibling and English saibling), a diminutive of Salm (“salmon”).


cincillà

From New Latin, borrowed from Spanish chinchilla, from Quechua or Aymara.


jacana

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese jaçanã.


cane da caccia

it-noun

cane da caccia m (plural cani da caccia)


uovo alla coque

uovo alla coque m (plural uova alla coque f)


fregola

a small ball-shaped handmade pasta from hard wheat semolina blending well with delicate and light soups, from Sardinia


frogia

(usually in the plural) nostril (of an equid)


pesce martello

pesce martello m (plural pesci martello)


pesce pappagallo

pesce pappagallo m (plural pesci pappagallo)


pesce palla

pufferfish, puffer, globefish (any fish of the family Tetraodontidae), particularly Arothron hispidus


pesce persico

Perca fluviatilis
Perca fluviatilis#Translingual


pesce farfalla

pesce farfalla m (plural pesci farfalla)


gattone

gattoni (plural)
of gatto (augmentative)


hirola

Hunter's hartebeest, Hunter's antelope (Beatragus hunteri)


gattopardo

Spanish: gatopardo


gattuccio

small-spotted catshark
small-spotted catshark

small-spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula)


gatto domestico

gatto domestico m (plural gatti domestici)


gatto delle foreste norvegesi

gatto delle foreste norvegesi m (plural gatti delle foreste norvegesi)

Norwegian Forest Cat
Norwegian Forest Cat


gatto siberiano

gatto siberiano m (plural gatti siberiani)


gatto selvatico

gatto selvatico m (plural gatti selvatici)


gattile

By surface analysis, gatto + -ile, built after canile.
Compare, for more, Sicilian jattarolu.


ghiottone

ghiottone m (plural ghiottoni, feminine ghiottona)

From Late Latin gluttōnem, from Latin gluttiō.


il gatto ti ha mangiato la lingua

Literally, “Has the cat eaten your tongue?”.

lit

cat got your tongue?
cat got someone's tongue


gatta ci cova

Literally, “the cat is secretly hiding something”.


pescegatto

it-noun

pescegatto m (plural pescegatti or pescigatti)


giumenta

Inherited from Latin iūmenta pl. Doublet of giumento. Documented since the 1250's. Also derivable from giumento + -a (forms feminine nouns).

female horse, donkey, or other beast of burden


gabbianello

From gabbiano (“seagull”) + -ello (diminutive suffix).

affix

Hydrocoloeus minutus
Hydrocoloeus minutus#Translingual


rondinino

From rondine + -ino (diminutive suffix).


palombo

(ichthyology) any member of the genus Mustelus

any member of the genus Mustelus
common smooth-hound (Mustelus mustelus)


suino

it-adj

suino (feminine suina, masculine plural suini, feminine plural suine)

suina (feminine)
suini (masculine plural)
suine (feminine plural)


cigno nero

Cygnus atratus
Cygnus atratus#Translingual


lonza

Probably from Vulgar Latin *luncea, from Latin lynx, whence also Italian lince (a borrowed doublet). Cognate to French once.

Ed ecco, quasi al cominciar de l'erta, ¶ una lonza leggera e presta molto, ¶ che di pel macolato era coverta; […]

1300s–1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto I”, in Inferno [Hell], lines 31–33; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate], 2ⁿᵈ revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:

And lo! almost where the ascent began, a panther light and swift exceedingly, which with a spotted skin was covered o'er!

a term used in the Middle Ages to describe a type of wild cat, possibly a lynx or leopard (cf. Portuguese onça)


grongo

desc

→ Tunisian Arabic: قرنقو (grangu), قرينقو (grīngu), قرونقرو (grūngru, “conger, Conger conger”)

From Latin conger (“conger eel”), from Ancient Greek γόγγρος (góngros).


missina

From Ancient Greek μυξῖνος (muxînos, “slime-fish, a kind of mullet”).


nottola

desctree

→ French: noctule (latinised to serve as a species name)
→ English: noctule
→? Catalan: nòctul
→ Spanish: nóctulo
→ New Latin: noctula

→ Medieval Latin: noctula

Inherited from Late Latin noctula, diminutive from Latin noctua (“night-owl”). Documented in Italian as early as the thirteenth century.

Caprimulgus europaeus

Myliobatis aquila

Nyctalus noctula

various species of birds or bats, such as:


cercopiteco

any of several monkeys of the tribe Cercopithecini


celacanto

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


balenottera

From Latin balaena (“whale”) and Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”), a reference to the long wing-like side fins of certain whales.


branzino

→ English: branzino

Borrowed from Venetan branza, from branchia (“gill”).

Dicentrarchus labrax
Dicentrarchus labrax#Translingual


muscolo rotatorio

it-noun

muscolo rotatorio m (plural muscoli rotatori)


varroa

Borrowed from translingual Varroa, named after Roman polymath Mārcus Terentius Varrō.


bastardino

it-noun

bastardino m (plural bastardini, feminine bastardina)

bastardini (plural)
bastardina (feminine)


coguaro

Borrowed from French couguar; see English cougar for more information.


moriglione

Aythya ferina
Aythya ferina#Translingual


aede

Aedes (genus within the family Culicidae – a genus of mosquito)


squadro

angel shark (marine fish of the family Squatinidae)


saettone

saetta (“arrow; thunderbolt”) + -one (augmentative suffix)


palafreno

Inherited, with influence from freno (“bit, brake”), from Late Latin paraverēdus (“horse for travel off public roads or to out of the way places”), derived from Ancient Greek παρά (pará, “from; near”) + Classical Latin verēdus (“fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter”).

af

palfrey (small horse used in the Middle Ages for riding)


alauda

Learned borrowing from Latin alauda, borrowed from Gaulish *alawda (“skylark”, literally “tuft”). Synonym and doublet of allodola.

der

spicca l’alauda il volo trillando l’aerea canzone

1877, Giosuè Carducci, Odi barbare [Barbarian Odes], collected in Poesie, Nicola Zanichelli, published 1906, page 862:

The skylark takes flight, warbling the aerial song


torcicollo

Verb-object compound, composed of torci (“to twist”) + collo (“neck”).

it-verb-obj

Jynx torquilla
Jynx torquilla#Translingual


piccionaia

pigeon loft, pigeonhole, pigeon coop, dovecote


vitellino

it-adj

vitellino (feminine vitellina, masculine plural vitellini, feminine plural vitelline)

vitellina (feminine)
vitellini (masculine plural)
vitelline (feminine plural)


pianuzza

From piana (“flat”) + -uzza (diminutive suffix).


colocolo

Borrowed from Spanish colocolo, from Mapudungun Colo Colo (“a creature in Mapuche mythology”).


trotterellare

it-verb

trotterellàre (first-person singular present trotterèllo, first-person singular past historic trotterellài, past participle trotterellàto, auxiliary avére)

trotterellàre (canonical)
trotterèllo (first-person present singular)
trotterellài (first-person historic past singular)
trotterellàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
trotterellàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
trotterellàndo (gerund)
trotterellànte (participle present)
trotterellàto (participle past)
trotterèllo (first-person indicative present singular)
trotterèlli (indicative present second-person singular)
trotterèlla (indicative present singular third-person)
trotterelliàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
trotterellàte (indicative plural present second-person)
trotterèllano (indicative plural present third-person)
trotterellàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
trotterellàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
trotterellàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
trotterellavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
trotterellavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
trotterellàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
trotterellài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
trotterellàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
trotterellò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
trotterellàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
trotterellàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
trotterellàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
trotterellerò (first-person future indicative singular)
trotterellerài (future indicative second-person singular)
trotterellerà (future indicative singular third-person)
trotterellerémo (first-person future indicative plural)
trotterelleréte (future indicative plural second-person)
trotterellerànno (future indicative plural third-person)
trotterellerèi (conditional first-person singular)
trotterellerésti (conditional second-person singular)
trotterellerèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
trotterellerébbe (conditional singular third-person)
trotterellerémmo (conditional first-person plural)
trotterelleréste (conditional plural second-person)
trotterellerèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
trotterellerébbero (conditional plural third-person)
trotterèlli (first-person present singular subjunctive)
trotterèlli (present second-person singular subjunctive)
trotterèlli (present singular subjunctive third-person)
trotterelliàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
trotterelliàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
trotterèllino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
trotterellàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
trotterellàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
trotterellàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
trotterellàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
trotterellàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
trotterellàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
trotterèlla (imperative second-person singular)
trotterèlli (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
trotterelliàmo (first-person imperative plural)
trotterellàte (imperative plural second-person)
trotterèllino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
trotterellàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
trotterèlli (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
trotterelliàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
trotterellàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
trotterèllino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

(equestrianism) to trot [auxiliary avere]


ranocchia

Alternative form of ranocchio m (“small frog”)


cefalo

From Late Latin cephalus, from Ancient Greek κέφαλος (képhalos), derived from κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).

Mugil cephalus
Mugil cephalus#Translingual


zoonotico

it-adj

zoonotico (feminine zoonotica, masculine plural zoonotici, feminine plural zoonotiche)

zoonotica (feminine)
zoonotici (masculine plural)
zoonotiche (feminine plural)


chea

Borrowed from English kea, from Maori kea.

Coordinate term: caca

Nestor notabilis
Nestor notabilis#Translingual


vombato

Borrowed from English wombat, from Dharug wambad, wambaj, or wambag.


tridacna

Borrowed from translingual Tridacna, from the neuter plural Latin tridacna, from Ancient Greek τρίδακνος (trídaknos), derived from τρι- (tri-, “three”) + δάκνω (dáknō, “I bite”).


sbalestrare

it-verb

sbalestràre (first-person singular present sbalèstro, first-person singular past historic sbalestrài, past participle sbalestràto, auxiliary avére)

sbalestràre (canonical)
sbalèstro (first-person present singular)
sbalestrài (first-person historic past singular)
sbalestràto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
sbalestràre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
sbalestràndo (gerund)
sbalestrànte (participle present)
sbalestràto (participle past)
sbalèstro (first-person indicative present singular)
sbalèstri (indicative present second-person singular)
sbalèstra (indicative present singular third-person)
sbalestriàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
sbalestràte (indicative plural present second-person)
sbalèstrano (indicative plural present third-person)
sbalestràvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
sbalestràvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
sbalestràva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
sbalestravàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
sbalestravàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
sbalestràvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
sbalestrài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
sbalestràsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
sbalestrò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
sbalestràmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
sbalestràste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
sbalestràrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
sbalestrerò (first-person future indicative singular)
sbalestrerài (future indicative second-person singular)
sbalestrerà (future indicative singular third-person)
sbalestrerémo (first-person future indicative plural)
sbalestreréte (future indicative plural second-person)
sbalestrerànno (future indicative plural third-person)
sbalestrerèi (conditional first-person singular)
sbalestrerésti (conditional second-person singular)
sbalestrerèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
sbalestrerébbe (conditional singular third-person)
sbalestrerémmo (conditional first-person plural)
sbalestreréste (conditional plural second-person)
sbalestrerèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
sbalestrerébbero (conditional plural third-person)
sbalèstri (first-person present singular subjunctive)
sbalèstri (present second-person singular subjunctive)
sbalèstri (present singular subjunctive third-person)
sbalestriàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
sbalestriàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
sbalèstrino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
sbalestràssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
sbalestràssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
sbalestràsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
sbalestràssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
sbalestràste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
sbalestràssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
sbalèstra (imperative second-person singular)
sbalèstri (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
sbalestriàmo (first-person imperative plural)
sbalestràte (imperative plural second-person)
sbalèstrino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
sbalestràre (imperative negative second-person singular)
sbalèstri (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
sbalestriàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
sbalestràte (imperative negative plural second-person)
sbalèstrino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

(intransitive, equestrianism) to swing one's legs out (of a horse, as a defect of gait) [auxiliary avere]


tilacino

From Ancient Greek θύλακος (thúlakos, “pouch, sack”).


piattola

From Latin blattula, diminutive of blatta (“insect that shuns light”).


flussione

(veterinary medicine) Synonym of iridociclite


arsella

From Latin arcella (“small box”). Compare the doublet arcella.


ticchio

(chiefly veterinary medicine) tic, twitch


vigogna

Borrowed from Spanish vicuña, from Quechua wik'uña.


volpina

From volpe (“fox”) + -ina (diminutive suffix).


xenartro

Learned borrowing from New Latin Xenarthra.


totano

(mollusk) European flying squid (Todarodes sagittatus)

Tringa totanus
Tringa totanus#Translingual

certain wading birds (Tringa spp.)
common redshank (Tringa totanus)

Tringa brevipes
Tringa brevipes#Translingual

Tringa incana
Tringa incana#Translingual

tattlers (Tringa brevipes and Tringa incana)


cagnetta

it-noun

cagnetta f (plural cagnette, masculine cagnetto)

From cagna (“dog”) + -etto (diminutive suffix).


cagnola

From cagna (“female dog”) + -ola (diminutive suffix).


corba

From the obsolete term curva, probably influenced by French courbe.

(veterinary medicine) an exostosis of the rear margin of a horse's hock


platessa

Pleuronectes platessa
Pleuronectes platessa#Translingual


alsaziano

it-noun

alsaziano m (plural alsaziani, feminine alsaziana)


rondinotto

From rondine + -otto (diminutive suffix).


nagana

(pathology, veterinary medicine) nagana or n'gana (cattle disease caused by Trypanosoma brucei via tse-tse fly)


pagro

From Latin pagrus, pager, variant of phager, borrowed from Ancient Greek φάγρος (phágros, “sea-bream, braize”).


capogatto

it-noun

capogatto m (plural capogatti or capigatti)

(veterinary medicine) staggers (animal disease)


capolepre

From capo- (“head”) + lepre (“hare”), for the general shape of the fish's head.

oceanic pufferfish (Lagocephalus lagocephalus)


ceraste

Learned borrowing from Latin cerastēs, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek κεράστης (kerástēs).


onagro

Learned borrowing from Classical Latin onagrus, onager, from Ancient Greek ὄναγρος (ónagros), compound of ὄνος (ónos, “ass, donkey”) + ἄγριος (ágrios, “wild”).

compound

(military, historical) onager (military engine)


pastore tedesco

it-noun

pastore tedesco m (masculine plural pastori tedeschi, feminine pastora tedesca, feminine plural pastore tedesche)

pastori tedeschi (masculine plural)
pastora tedesca (feminine)
pastore tedesche (feminine plural)


limaccia

From Latin līmax, possibly through a Vulgar Latin *limacea. Cognate to French limace, Jèrriais lînmache. Cf. also lumaca.


cavolaia minore

cavolaia minore f (plural cavolaie minori)


cavolaia maggiore

cavolaia maggiore f (plural cavolaie maggiori)


malacologo

malacologo m (plural malacologi, feminine malacologa)

malacologi (plural)
malacologa (feminine)


megattera

New Latin, from Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “large”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”), in reference to its flippers.


pesce pagliaccio

pesce pagliaccio m (plural pesci pagliaccio or pesci pagliacci)

pesci pagliaccio (plural)
pesci pagliacci (plural)


inia

Amazon River dolphin
Amazon River dolphin

Inia geoffrensis
Inia geoffrensis#Translingual


aguglia

Borrowed from Old Occitan agulha, from Late Latin acūcula, diminutive of Latin acus (“needle”) (whence Italian ago). Doublet of agucchia, now rare. Compare Sicilian agugghia.

garfish, needlefish, game fish (of family Belonidae)


batticoda

Verb-object compound, composed of batti (“to beat, to strike”) + coda (“tail”); compare Romanian codobatură.


cutrettola

From older cutretta, from Latin cauda trepida, calque of Ancient Greek σεισοπυγίς (seisopugís).


albastrello

Derived, with the diminutive suffix -ello, from a Vulgar Latin *albaster, *albastrum (whence also Romanian albastru (“blue”)), from Latin albus (“white”).

Tringa stagnatilis
Tringa stagnatilis#Translingual


alborella

bleak, blay, ablet (fish of genus Alburnus)


alfana

From Spanish, from Arabic فَرَس (faras, “horse”). Compare alfiere.


zeba

Uncertain. Perhaps of Germanic origin; see German Zibbe (“female goat”).


ambiare

it-verb

ambiàre (first-person singular present àmbio, first-person singular past historic ambiài, past participle ambiàto, auxiliary avére)

ambiàre (canonical)
àmbio (first-person present singular)
ambiài (first-person historic past singular)
ambiàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
ambiàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
ambiàndo (gerund)
ambiànte (participle present)
ambiàto (participle past)
àmbio (first-person indicative present singular)
àmbi (indicative present second-person singular)
àmbia (indicative present singular third-person)
ambiàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
ambiàte (indicative plural present second-person)
àmbiano (indicative plural present third-person)
ambiàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
ambiàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
ambiàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
ambiavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
ambiavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
ambiàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
ambiài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
ambiàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
ambiò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
ambiàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
ambiàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
ambiàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
ambierò (first-person future indicative singular)
ambierài (future indicative second-person singular)
ambierà (future indicative singular third-person)
ambierémo (first-person future indicative plural)
ambieréte (future indicative plural second-person)
ambierànno (future indicative plural third-person)
ambierèi (conditional first-person singular)
ambierésti (conditional second-person singular)
ambierèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
ambierébbe (conditional singular third-person)
ambierémmo (conditional first-person plural)
ambieréste (conditional plural second-person)
ambierèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
ambierébbero (conditional plural third-person)
àmbi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
àmbi (present second-person singular subjunctive)
àmbi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
ambiàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
ambiàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
àmbino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
ambiàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
ambiàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
ambiàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
ambiàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
ambiàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
ambiàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
àmbia (imperative second-person singular)
àmbi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
ambiàmo (first-person imperative plural)
ambiàte (imperative plural second-person)
àmbino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
ambiàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
àmbi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
ambiàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
ambiàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
àmbino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *amblāre, syncopated form of Latin ambulāre. Doublet of ambulare.

(archaic, equestrianism, intransitive) to amble (of a horse)


dattero di mare

it-noun

dattero di mare m (plural datteri di mare)


pantana

Tringa nebularia
Tringa nebularia#Translingual


pantegana

From Latin (mūs) ponticus (“Pontic (mouse)”).


olivella

(mollusk) purple dwarf olive (Olivella biplicata)


bardotto

bardotto m (plural bardotti, feminine bardotta)

From barda, from Old French barde (“horse armor”), + -otto.

hinny (hybrid of a male horse and a female donkey)


surmolotto

Rattus norvegicus
Rattus norvegicus#Translingual

brown rat, Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus)


barboncino

barboncino m (plural barboncini, feminine barboncina)

barboncini (plural)
barboncina (feminine)


bargiglio

Maybe from Medieval Latin bargilla (“knapsack”).

snood (flap of erectile red skin on the beak of a male turkey)


battifianco

Verb-object compound, composed of batti (“to beat, to strike”) + fianco (“haunch, flank”).

it-verb-obj

(equestrianism) stable rail, stable partition (horizontal pole or low wall separating horse boxes in a stable)


biacco

From biacca (“white lead”) for its colour/color.

rat snake, chicken snake (of genus Elaphe)


falaropo

phalarope (bird of the genus Phalaropus)


bucefalo

(informal) nag, hack (old or broken-down horse)


busecca

A variant of busecchia (“gut, intestine”), uncertain in origin: possibly from Latin vēsīcula, diminutive of vēsīca (“bladder”), or connected with buzzo (“belly, paunch”). Cognate to Lombard büseca.

(northern Italy, chiefly Milan) tripe (food)


triceratopo

New Latin, from Ancient Greek τρί-, stem of τρεῖς (treîs, “three”) + κέρατ-, stem of κέρας (kéras, “horn”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “face”). The nonstandard pronunciation *triceratòpo is due to influence of topo ("mouse").


tricottero

From the order name Trichoptera, from Ancient Greek θρίξ (thríx, “hair”) (trico-) and πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).


caprimulgo

nightjar, nighthawk, bullbat, goatsucker


caracollare

it-verb

caracollàre (first-person singular present caracòllo, first-person singular past historic caracollài, past participle caracollàto, auxiliary avére)

caracollàre [auxiliary avere] (canonical)
caracòllo (first-person present singular)
caracollài (first-person historic past singular)
caracollàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
caracollàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
caracollàndo (gerund)
caracollànte (participle present)
caracollàto (participle past)
caracòllo (first-person indicative present singular)
caracòlli (indicative present second-person singular)
caracòlla (indicative present singular third-person)
caracolliàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
caracollàte (indicative plural present second-person)
caracòllano (indicative plural present third-person)
caracollàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
caracollàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
caracollàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
caracollavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
caracollavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
caracollàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
caracollài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
caracollàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
caracollò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
caracollàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
caracollàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
caracollàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
caracollerò (first-person future indicative singular)
caracollerài (future indicative second-person singular)
caracollerà (future indicative singular third-person)
caracollerémo (first-person future indicative plural)
caracolleréte (future indicative plural second-person)
caracollerànno (future indicative plural third-person)
caracollerèi (conditional first-person singular)
caracollerésti (conditional second-person singular)
caracollerèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
caracollerébbe (conditional singular third-person)
caracollerémmo (conditional first-person plural)
caracolleréste (conditional plural second-person)
caracollerèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
caracollerébbero (conditional plural third-person)
caracòlli (first-person present singular subjunctive)
caracòlli (present second-person singular subjunctive)
caracòlli (present singular subjunctive third-person)
caracolliàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
caracolliàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
caracòllino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
caracollàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
caracollàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
caracollàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
caracollàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
caracollàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
caracollàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
caracòlla (imperative second-person singular)
caracòlli (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
caracolliàmo (first-person imperative plural)
caracollàte (imperative plural second-person)
caracòllino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
caracollàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
caracòlli (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
caracolliàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
caracollàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
caracòllino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

From caracollo + -are. First attested in 1618.

(equestrianism) to caracole (of a horse or rider)


carruga

Borrowed from Lombard caruga, possibly from a blend of Latin caries (“decay, rot”) + ērūca (“caterpillar”).


cavedano

Presumably borrowed from Lombard cavédan, from Vulgar Latin *capitinem, from Latin capitōnem. Doublet of cavedine f and capitone.

Squalius cephalus
Squalius cephalus#Translingual


cerbero

From Cerbero (“Cerberus”), the mythological three-headed dog guarding the entrance of Hades.

(by extension) someone who is hard to deal with; a rude person


cervide

Borrowed from translingual Cervidae, derived from Latin cervus (“deer”).


chiù

Synonym of assiolo (“Eurasian scops owl”)


cobite

Cobitis taenia
Cobitis taenia#Translingual


collotorto

From collo (“neck”) + torto (“bent, twisted, crooked”), in sense 1 associating religious people to excessively bowing and looking downwards. Compare Catalan colltort.


colombella

Columba oenas
Columba oenas#Translingual


mignatta

Uncertain. Perhaps from miniare (“to paint in red”).


coregone

From translingual Coregonus, from Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē, “pupil of the eye”) + γωνία (gōnía, “angle”).


corifena

From Ancient Greek κορύφαινα (korúphaina).

Coryphaena hippurus
Coryphaena hippurus#Translingual

common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus)


croccolone

Gallinago media
Gallinago media#Translingual


guib

(any of various antelopes with vertical white stripes on the back)

bushbuck, guib, harnessed bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus

Tragelaphus scriptus
Tragelaphus scriptus#Translingual


corriere grosso

it-noun

corriere grosso m (plural corrieri grossi)


moschino

From mosca (“fly”) + -ino (diminutive suffix).


pigo

From Latin pigus, ultimate origin uncertain.

kind of freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae (Rutilus pigus)


obelia

Borrowed from translingual Obelia, derived from Ancient Greek ὀβελός (obelós, “spit, rod”).


spinarolo

Squalus acanthias
Squalus acanthias#Translingual

(zoology, ichthyology) spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias)


eglefino

From French églefin (“haddock”); compare the genus name translingual Aeglefinus.


gambusia

From New Latin, from American Spanish gambusino (“prospector”) + -ia.


amia

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀμία (amía).

bowfin (freshwater fish of the family Amiidae)


paguro

Derived from Latin pagurus, from Ancient Greek πάγουρος (págouros).


casside

Borrowed from Latin cassidem (“metal helmet”).


albula

(zoology, ichthyology) bonefish, game fish


dorifora

Leptinotarsa decemlineata
Leptinotarsa decemlineata#Translingual

potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata, syn. Doryphora decemlineata)


agno

Borrowed from Latin agnus, from Proto-Italic *agʷnos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós. Cognate with Albanian enjë, Czech jehně, Greek αμνός (amnós), Irish uan.


lodola

From a deglutination of l'allodola, interpreted as la lodola.

Alauda arvensis
Alauda arvensis#Translingual


elaterio

From Latin elatērium, from Ancient Greek ἐλατήριον (elatḗrion).

click beetle, snapping beetle (of family Elateridae)


elettroforo

Electrophorus electricus
Electrophorus electricus#Translingual


épagneul

Unadapted borrowing from French épagneul. Doublet of spagnolo.


korrigum

Senegal hartebeest, tsessebe (Damaliscus lunatus korrigum)


salmone del Danubio

it-noun

salmone del Danubio m (plural salmoni del Danubio)

From salmone (“salmon”) + del (“of the”) + Danubio (“Danube”).


fanone

Inherited from Late Latin fanōnem, from Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌽𐌰 (fana); see also modern German Fahne.


albacora

Borrowed from Spanish albacora (“swordfish”), from Arabic اَلْبَكُورَة (al-bakūra, “the young camels”).

der

اَلْبَكُورَة


fetonte

From New Latin, from Latin Phaethon, from Ancient Greek Φαέθων (Phaéthōn).


forfecchia

Inherited from Latin forficula (“small pair of scissors; earwig”). Doublet of forficula.


forficula

Borrowed from Latin forficula (“small scissors”). Doublet of forfecchia.


sicofante

From Latin sȳcophanta (“informer, trickster”), from Ancient Greek σῡκοφάντης (sūkophántēs).

uder

forest caterpillar hunter
forest caterpillar hunter

forest caterpillar hunter (the ground beetle Calosoma sycophanta)


gambecchio

Calidris minuta
Calidris minuta#Translingual

gambecchio comune
gambecchio comune#Italian

any of several small birds, but especially the little stint (Calidris minuta); more fully gambecchio comune


opilione

From New Latin Opiliones, from Latin ōpiliōnem (“shepherd”).

harvestman (arachnid of the order Opiliones)


chiru

Pantholops hodgsonii
Pantholops hodgsonii#Translingual


uovo al tegamino

it-noun

uovo al tegamino m (plural uova al tegamino f)


uova strapazzate

scrambled eggs (a dish made by beating and frying eggs, sometimes mixed with milk)


uovo di giornata

uovo di giornata m (plural uova di giornata f)


giarda

Borrowed from Arabic جَرَذ (jaraḏ). Compare Medieval Latin zarda.

[equus] quandōque nāscitur cum zardīs

1605 [1304–1309], “Delle infermità de’ cavalli, e cure loro [On the illnesses of horses, and cure thereof]” (chapter 10), Libro nono - Di tutti gli animali, che si nutricano in villa [Ninth book - On all the animals which are fed on the farm], in Bastiano de' Rossi, transl., Trattato dell'agricoltura [Treatise on agriculture], Florence: Cosimo Giusti, translation of Rūrālium commodōrum librī XII by Pietro De' Crescenzi (in Medieval Latin), page 408:

[the horse] is sometimes born with spavins


gimnoto

A fish of the Neotropical genus (Gymnotus), the banded knifefish.


gorgheggiatore

gorgheggiatore m (plural gorgheggiatori, feminine gorgheggiatrice)

gorgheggiatori (plural)
gorgheggiatrice (feminine)


gorgoglione

From Latin gurguliōnem, alternative form of curculiō (“weevil”). In Old Italian there also existed a variant gorgoglio, likely from the Latin nominative gurguliō. Compare also Catalan corcoll, Spanish gorgojo.


gorgoglione

(regional) Synonym of gruccione (“European bee-eater”)


grancevola

Borrowed from Venetan, perhaps from a Vulgar Latin *cancricula, diminutive of Classical Latin cancer (“crab”).


grillotalpa

grillotalpa f or m (masculine plural (rare) grillitalpa, feminine plural grillotalpe)

grillitalpa (masculine plural rare)
grillotalpe (feminine plural)


guardabuoi

Verb-object compound, composed of guarda (“to guard”) + buoi (“oxen”).

it-verb-obj

Bubulcus ibis
Bubulcus ibis#Translingual


lampreda

Borrowed from Medieval Latin lampreda, of uncertain origin: possibly from Late Latin lampetra, from a combination of Latin lambere (“lick”) + petra (“stone”). Compare Spanish lamprea, French lamproie, Portuguese lampreia. However see also Gaulish naupreda.


licaone

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek Λυκαων (Lukaōn, “a name”), λυκαων (lukaōn), from λυκάνθρωπος (lukánthrōpos, “werewolf, wolf-man”).


luscengola

Derived from Latin luscus (“one-eyed, half blind”)


maccarello

Scomber scombrus
Scomber scombrus#Translingual


mattarello

(regional) Alternative form of matterello (“rolling pin”)


merope

Borrowed from translingual Merops, from Latin merops, from Ancient Greek μέροψ (mérops).


mignattino

From mignatta (“leech”) + -ino (“-ine”).

Chlidonias niger
Chlidonias niger#Translingual

(by extension, ornithology) any member of the Chlidonias taxonomic genus


milordo

western whip snake, green whip snake (Hierophis viridiflavus)


muggine

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *mūgō (cf. French muge), a noun based on Latin mūgil (“mullet”).

Mugil cephalus
Mugil cephalus#Translingual

(by extension, ichthyology) Synonym of mugilide

mullet (Mugil cephalus)
Synonym of mugilide


panda gigante

Ailuropoda melanoleuca
Ailuropoda melanoleuca#Translingual


natrice

From the Latin nātrīcem (“water-snake”).

(zoology) any snake of the Natrix taxonomic genus


omaro

(rare) Synonym of gambero di mare (“European lobster”)


ombrina

shi drum, umbra, umbrine, ombre (fish, Umbrina cirrosa)


otarda

great bustard (and similar birds of family Otididae)


otaria

From Ancient Greek ὠτάριον (ōtárion, “little ear”), diminutive of οὖς (oûs, “ear”).

der

sea lion, eared seal, otary (and similar animals of family Otariidae)


pagello

From Latin *pagellus, diminutive of Latin pagrus.


palomba

Feminine of palombo or from Vulgar Latin palumba, from Latin palumbus.


piovanello

Calidris ferruginea
Calidris ferruginea#Translingual


pispola

Anthus pratensis
Anthus pratensis#Translingual


pittima

Uncertain. Perhaps related to the first entry.


bocca d'oro

Argyrosomus regius
Wikispecies:Argyrosomus regius


saltamartino

Verb-object compound, composed of salta (“to jump; to skip”) + Martino (literally “Martin”).

it-verb-obj

(informal) grasshopper, cricket (or similar jumping insect (or toy based on it))


sampietro

From San Pietro (St. Peter), as he was said to have brought a fish of this species to the Lord, and that the dark spot on its side is Peter's thumbprint. Compare French saint-pierre.


sarago

From Latin sargus, from Ancient Greek σαργός (sargós).

Diplodus sargus
Diplodus sargus#Translingual

Any of several species of fish of the genus Diplodus

two-banded sea bream (Diplodus vulgaris)

sharpsnout sea bream (Diplodus puntazzo)


sardella

→ German: Sardelle


chimango

Borrowed from Spanish chimango, of Aymara origin.

Milvago chimango
Milvago chimango#Translingual


scorpena

From Latin scorpaena, from Ancient Greek σκόρπαινα (skórpaina). Doublet of scorfano.

(regional) scorpionfish (Scorpaena scrofa)


sperlano

→ Maltese: perlan

From Middle Dutch spierlinc. Compare French éperlan.

Osmerus eperlanus
Osmerus eperlanus#Translingual

sparling, European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus)


spinarello

Gasterosteus aculeatus
Gasterosteus aculeatus#Translingual


spratto

Borrowed from English sprat, from Middle English sprotte, from Old English sprot.

Sprattus sprattus
Sprattus sprattus#Translingual

particularly European sprat (Sprattus sprattus)


spulciatura

(veterinary medicine) removal of fleas, nits etc.


stegosauro

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek στέγος (stégos, “roof”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).


blesbok

Unadapted borrowing from Afrikaans blesbok.

ubor

blesbuck (Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi)


suinicolo

it-adj

suinicolo (feminine suinicola, masculine plural suinicoli, feminine plural suinicole)

suinicola (feminine)
suinicoli (masculine plural)
suinicole (feminine plural)


temolo

From Late Ancient Greek θύμαλλος (thúmallos).

Thymallus thymallus
Thymallus thymallus#Translingual


tipula

cranefly (of family Tipulidae), daddy longlegs


torcinaso

Verb-object compound, composed of torci (“to twist”) + naso (“nose”).

it-verb-obj

(veterinary medicine) twitch (device for controlling a horse during minor surgery or other operations)


tratturo

Borrowed from Neapolitan, from Latin tractōrius (“of or relating to drawing and hoisting”), from trahō, trahere (“to draw, hoist”), whence Italian trarre.

der

droveway, sheep track, commonly found in Southern Italy


uranoscopo

From translingual Uranoscopus, from Ancient Greek οὐρᾰνός (ourănós, “sky, heaven”) + σκοπός (skopós, “gazer”). By surface analysis, urano- + -scopo.

stargazer (perciform fish in the family Uranoscopidae)


verdello

From verde (“green”) + -ello (diminutive suffix).

affix

(viticulture) Verdello (Italian wine grape variety)


verdesca

From verde (“green”), due to the color of its back.


viscaccia

Borrowed from Spanish vizcacha, from Quechua wisk'acha.


voltapietre

Verb-object compound, composed of volta (“to turn”) + pietre (“stones”).

it-verb-obj

Arenaria interpres
Arenaria interpres#Translingual


zibetto

→ French: civette
→ Portuguese: civeta

→ Portuguese: zibeta

From Medieval Latin zibethus, from Arabic زَبَاد (zabād).


pipra

From New Latin Pipra, from Ancient Greek πίπρα (pípra, “kind of woodpecker”).


alalonga

ala (“wing”) + longa, archaic form of lunga (“long”)

Thunnus alalunga
Thunnus alalunga#Translingual


chousingha

chousingha, four-horned antelope, Tetracerus quadricornis


chinea

Clipping of earlier acchinea, from Middle French haquenée, from Old French haquenee, from Middle English hakeney. More at English hackney.


rovella

From Latin rubella, feminine form of rubellus, diminutive of Latin ruber (“red”).


a pelo

Literally, “on hair”. Compare Spanish a pelo.

cavalcare a pelo

(equestrianism) bareback, without a saddle


sileno

From Latin Sīlēnus, from Ancient Greek Σειληνός (Seilēnós).

(zoology) lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus)


sassello

Turdus iliacus
Turdus iliacus#Translingual


acciughina

From acciuga (“anchovy”) + -ina (diminutive suffix).


alaccia

Ultimately from Latin allēc (“fish sauce”). (Compare Catalan alatxa.) Doublet of alice.

sardinella (especially Sardinella aurita)


birracchio

yearling bull (uncastrated one-year-old male calf)


cefalofo

duiker (of genus Cephalophinae) (duiker is an afrikaans word for diver)


oriolo

Probably via French oriol, from Latin aureolus (“golden”), derived from aurum (“gold”).

(zoology) any member of the Oriolus taxonomic genus


sardena

Borrowed from Lombard sardena, from Latin sardīna. Doublet of sardina.


porcellino d'India

it-noun

porcellino d'India m (plural porcellini d'India)


lattonzolo

From latte (“milk”) + -onzolo (diminutive-pejorative suffix).

affix

a suckling animal, particularly:
a suckling pig


attinopterigo

ray-finned fish (of class Actinopterygii)


cerambicide

longhorn beetle (of family Cerambycidae)


tarabusino

From tarabuso + -ino (diminutive suffix).

Ixobrychus minutus
Ixobrychus minutus#Translingual


lampuga

Unknown. Compare Sicilian lampuca, Spanish lampuga, Maltese lampuka and Tunisian Arabic لامبكة (lāmbuga, “dolphinfish, Coryphaena hippurus”). Possibly related to Lampedusa.

cog

Coryphaena hippurus
Coryphaena hippurus#Translingual

common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus)


pastinaca comune

it-noun

pastinaca comune f (plural pastinache comuni)


uovo all'occhio di bue

uovo all'occhio di bue m (plural uova all'occhio di bue f)

uova all'occhio di bue (feminine plural)

Literally, “egg made in the shape of an ox's eye”.


uovo all'ostrica

it-noun

uovo all'ostrica m (plural uova all'ostrica f)


uovo in camicia

uovo in camicia m (plural uova in camicia f)


uovo affogato

uovo affogato m (plural uova affogate f)


pesce chirurgo

pesce chirurgo m (plural pesci chirurgo)


sgarza ciuffetto

sgarza ciuffetto f (plural sgarze ciuffetto)

Ardeola ralloides
Ardeola ralloides#Translingual


tordo americano

tordo americano m (plural tordi americani)


urubù dalla testa nera

Coragyps atratus
Coragyps atratus#Translingual

the American black vulture (Coragyps atratus), or carrion crow


acantofide

common death adder (Acanthophis antarcticus)


acceggia

(archaic, Tuscan) Synonym of beccaccia (“woodcock”)


andrena

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρήνη (andrḗnē, “wasp”).


damigella di Numidia

damigella di Numidia f (plural damigelle di Numidia)


atele

From Ancient Greek ἀτελής (atelḗs, “incomplete, imperfect”), from ἀ- (a-, “without”) and τέλος (télos, “end”).


onisco

From Latin oniscus, from Ancient Greek ὀνισκος (oniskos), diminutive of ὄνος (ónos, “donkey, ass”).


vairone

→ English: vairone

From Vulgar Latin *variō, variōnem, from Latin varius (“variegated”).


vanderù

From English wanderoo, from Sinhalese වඳුරා (waⁿdurā, “monkey”), වඳුරෝ (waⁿdurō, “monkeys”).

Synonym of sileno (“lion-tailed macaque”) (Macaca silenus)


vanessa

red admiral, painted lady or any other butterfly of the genus Vanessa


vespiere

From vespa (“wasp”) + -iere, because it eats chiefly wasps, hornets and similar insects.

Synonym of gruccione (“European bee-eater”)


pesce luna

sunfish (marine fish of the family Molidae)


pesce angelo

angelfish (marine fish of the family Pomacanthidae)


pesce balestra

it-noun

pesce balestra m (plural pesci balestra)

triggerfish (marine fish of the family Balistidae)


pesce pietra

stonefish (marine fish of the family Synanceiidae)


pesce sega

sawfish (marine fish of the family Pristidae)


pesce combattente

pesce combattente m (plural pesci combattenti)

fighting fish (freshwater fish of the family Osphronemidae)


perchia

From Latin *percula, diminutive of perca (“perch”).

comber (marine fish of the family Serranidae)


rana pescatrice

rana pescatrice f (plural rane pescatrici)

anglerfish, angler (marine fish of the family Lophiidae)


pesce cardinale

pesce cardinale m (plural pesci cardinale)

cardinalfish (any marine fish of the family Apogonidae)


squalo volpe

thresher shark (Alopias vulpinus) (marine fish of the family Alopiidae)


pesce remo

oarfish (marine fish of the family Regalecidae)


pesce vela

sailfish (marine fish of the family Istiophoridae)


pesce vipera

viperfish (abyssal fish of the family Stomiidae)


squalo balena

whale shark (the largest known species of fish of the genus Rhincodon)


squalo tigre

tiger shark (shark of the genus Galeocerdo)


squalo nutrice

squalo nutrice m (plural squali nutrice)

nurse shark (shark of the family Ginglymostomatidae)


perioftalmo

mudskipper (fish of the genus Periophthalmus)


caradrio

From Latin charadrius (“plover”), from Ancient Greek χαραδριός (kharadriós).


spalace

From Ancient Greek σπᾰ́λᾰξ (spắlăx, “Spalax microphthalmus”).

uder

blind mole rat, rodent of the genus Spalax


sicista

birch mouse, rodent of the genus Sicista


colobo

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek κολοβός (kolobós, “maimed”).


anchilosauro

From the genus Ankylosaurus, from Ancient Greek ἀγκύλος (ankúlos, “crooked”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).


allosauro

From Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos, “other, different”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).


tottavilla

Lullula arborea
Lullula arborea#Translingual


volpicino

it-noun

volpicino m (plural volpicini, feminine volpicina)


aquila di mare

aquila di mare f (plural aquile di mare)


aquila spiegata

aquila spiegata f (plural aquile spiegate)

(heraldry) spread eagle, eagle displayed (with outstretched wings)


elefante marino

elefante marino m (plural elefanti marini)

southern elephant seal
southern elephant seal

elephant seal, particularly the southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina)


ranatra

any of the genus Ranatra of water scorpions


gobione

gobione m (plural gobioni, feminine gobiona)

From Late Latin gōbiō, augmentative of Latin gōbius (“gudgeon”).


kokama

gemsbok, gemsbuck, South African oryx (Oryx gazella)


konze

Lichtenstein's hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus lichtensteinii)


cervone

Elaphe quatuorlineata
Wikispecies:Elaphe quatuorlineata

Bulgarian ratsnake (snake of the species Elaphe quatuorlineata)


pesce civetta

flying gurnard (marine fish of the family Dactylopteridae)


dermestide

From New Latin Dermestes, from Ancient Greek δερμηστής (dermēstḗs).

dermestid (insect of the genus Dermestes)


pesce istrice

porcupinefish (marine fish of the family Diodontidae)


sparaglione

Originally from Latin sparus (“gilt-head bream”).


farea

From a wrong reading of Latin parēas, from Ancient Greek παρείας (pareías).


imbabala

imbabala, Cape bushbuck (Tragelaphus sylvaticus)


fuetto

(nautical) a small cable used to support or fasten a sail.


cannareccione

Acrocephalus arundinaceus
Acrocephalus arundinaceus#Translingual

great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)


rodilegno

Verb-object compound, composed of rodi (“to gnaw”) + legno (“wood”).

it-verb-obj

(entomology) goat moth, miller moth (Cossus cossus)


gueia

From Old High German wīhī. Compare German Weihe (“kite”).


bozzago

Borrowed from Occitan buzac, from Latin buteō (“buzzard”).


grola

From Late Latin graula, from graulus, variant of Latin grāculus (“jackdaw”). See the doublet gracchio (“jackdaw”) or gracchia.

(regional) any bird of the family Corvidae


pesce lupo

wolffish (marine fish of the family Anarhichadidae)


vecchio marino

Veloci vi correvano i delfini,
vi venía a bocca aperta il grosso tonno;
i capidogli coi vécchi marini
vengon turbati dal lor pigro sonno

1516–1532, Ludovico Ariosto, “Canto 6”, in Orlando furioso, stanza 36; republished as Santorre Debenedetti, editor, Bari: Laterza, 1928:

There, the dolphins were swimming swiftly; the large tuna was coming there with its mouth open; the sperm whales, with the seals, are roused from their lazy sleep

altri ſono detti da Greci amphibij, […] come il caﬅoro, la lontra, il vecchio marino, e il cocodrillo.

1567, Ricettario fiorentino [Florentine Cookbook], page 3:

Others [animals] are called amphibians by the Greeks, like the beaver, the otter, the seal and the crocodile.


podalirio

scarce swallowtail (butterfly of species Iphiclides podalirius)


fisetere

From Latin phȳsētēr, from Ancient Greek φυσητήρ (phusētḗr).


pesce timone

Bermuda chub (marine fish of the species Kyphosus sectatrix)


cinto di Venere

it-noun

cinto di Venere m (plural cinti di Venere)

From cinto (“girdle”) + Venere (“Venus”).

Venus girdle (ctenophore of species Cestum veneris)


scutigera

house centipede (centipede of the genus Scutigera)


pesce trombetta

pesce trombetta m (plural pesci trombetta)


rana toro

American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)


colombino

From colombo (“dove”) + -ino (diminutive suffix).


pama

False cognate of Telugu పాము (pāmu, “snake, serpent”).


molva occhiona

it-noun

molva occhiona f (plural molve occhione)


renello

From rena (“sand”) + -ello (diminutive suffix).

affix

(central Italy) Synonym of smeriglio (“merlin”)


palombaccio

From palombo (“wood pigeon”) + -accio (pejorative suffix).

suffix

Synonym of colombaccio (“wood pigeon, ringdove”)


palombo comune

it-noun

palombo comune m (plural palombi comuni)


palombo stellato

palombo stellato m (plural palombi stellati)


verdona

From verde (“green”) + -ona (feminine augmentative suffix).


verdone bastardo

it-noun

verdone bastardo m (plural verdoni bastardi)

ciuffolotto scarlatto
ciuffolotto scarlatto#Italian

Carpodacus erythrinus
Carpodacus erythrinus#Translingual

Synonym of ciuffolotto scarlatto (“common rosefinch”) Carpodacus erythrinus


cigno dal collo nero

cigno dal collo nero m (plural cigni dal collo nero)

Cygnus melancoryphus
Cygnus melancoryphus#Translingual

black-necked swan (Cygnus melancoryphus)


cigno coscoroba

cigno coscoroba m (plural cigni coscoroba)

Coscoroba coscoroba
Coscoroba coscoroba#Translingual


cigno trombettiere

cigno trombettiere m (plural cigni trombettieri)

Cygnus buccinator
Cygnus buccinator#Translingual


cocalina

Synonym of corriere grosso (“common ringed plover”)


fionco

From Latin fūrunculus (“pilferer, petty thief”). Doublet of foruncolo.

inh

Synonym of rondine di mare (“common tern”)


fionchetto

From fionco + -etto (diminutive suffix).

(Tuscany) Synonym of mignattino (“black tern”)


fottivento

Verb-object compound, composed of fotti (“to fuck”) + vento (“wind”), from their quick and acrobatic flying style.

it-verb-obj

Synonym of succiacapre (“Eurasian nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)”)

Caprimulgus europaeus
Caprimulgus europaeus#Translingual


verzelato

Probably a dialectal derivation from vergella.


mugello

From Latin mūgil (“mullet”). Compare muggine.


capozzo

(Naples) name of several species of fish in the Mugilidae family


tonno pinna blu

it-noun

tonno pinna blu m (plural tonni pinna blu)


tonno pinna gialla

tonno pinna gialla m (plural tonni pinna gialla)

Thunnus albacares
Thunnus albacares#Translingual


tonno albacora

tonno albacora m (plural tonni albacora)

tonno pinna gialla
tonno pinna gialla#Italian


tonno indopacifico

tonno indopacifico m (plural tonni indopacifici)


bonto

Amazon River dolphin
Amazon River dolphin

Synonym of inia (“Amazon River dolphin”)


girifalco

Falco rusticolus
Falco rusticolus#Translingual


cassida delle barbabietole

cassida delle barbabietole f (plural casside delle barbabietole)

Literally, “tortoise beetle of the beets”.


cassidide

From translingual Cassididae, derived from Cassis, from Latin cassis (“metal helmet”).

any member of the family Cassididae, a synonym of the Cassidae


tracina

From Latin dracaena, from Ancient Greek δράκαινα (drákaina, “she-dragon”). Doublet of dracena.

der

weever (marine fish of the family Trachinidae)


pesce castagna

it-noun

pesce castagna m (plural pesci castagna)


merlango

Borrowed from Old French merlanc, merlenc, derived from Latin merula.

Merlangius merlangus
Merlangius merlangus#Translingual


ridenna

Borrowed from Sicilian, from Arabic رَدَّانَة (raddāna, “spindle”), derived from رَدَن (radan, “thread spun”).

Mareca strepera
Mareca strepera#Translingual

Synonym of canapiglia (“gadwall (Mareca strepera)”)


diego

(central Italy) Synonym of pettirosso (“European robin”)


spicaro

Ultimately from Latin spica (“ear of grain”).


serpente giarrettiera

serpente giarrettiera m (plural serpenti giarrettiera)


pecari labiato

white-lipped peccary
white-lipped peccary

Tayassu pecari
Tayassu pecari#Translingual


vongola verace

vongola verace f (plural vongole veraci)

cross-cut carpet shell (Venerupis decussata)


sverlare

it-verb

sverlàre (first-person singular present svèrlo, first-person singular past historic sverlài, past participle sverlàto, auxiliary avére)

sverlàre (canonical)
svèrlo (first-person present singular)
sverlài (first-person historic past singular)
sverlàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
sverlàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
sverlàndo (gerund)
sverlànte (participle present)
sverlàto (participle past)
svèrlo (first-person indicative present singular)
svèrli (indicative present second-person singular)
svèrla (indicative present singular third-person)
sverliàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
sverlàte (indicative plural present second-person)
svèrlano (indicative plural present third-person)
sverlàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
sverlàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
sverlàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
sverlavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
sverlavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
sverlàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
sverlài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
sverlàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
sverlò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
sverlàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
sverlàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
sverlàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
sverlerò (first-person future indicative singular)
sverlerài (future indicative second-person singular)
sverlerà (future indicative singular third-person)
sverlerémo (first-person future indicative plural)
sverleréte (future indicative plural second-person)
sverlerànno (future indicative plural third-person)
sverlerèi (conditional first-person singular)
sverlerésti (conditional second-person singular)
sverlerèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
sverlerébbe (conditional singular third-person)
sverlerémmo (conditional first-person plural)
sverleréste (conditional plural second-person)
sverlerèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
sverlerébbero (conditional plural third-person)
svèrli (first-person present singular subjunctive)
svèrli (present second-person singular subjunctive)
svèrli (present singular subjunctive third-person)
sverliàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
sverliàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
svèrlino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
sverlàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
sverlàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
sverlàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
sverlàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
sverlàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
sverlàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
svèrla (imperative second-person singular)
svèrli (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
sverliàmo (first-person imperative plural)
sverlàte (imperative plural second-person)
svèrlino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
sverlàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
svèrli (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
sverliàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
sverlàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
svèrlino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

(intransitive) to twitter, chirp (of birds)


lemure dalla coda ad anelli

it-noun

lemure dalla coda ad anelli m (plural lemuri dalla coda ad anelli)


lepilemure rosso

lepilemure rosso m (plural lepilemuri rossi)


microcebo di Madame Berthe

microcebo di Madame Berthe m (plural microcebi di Madame Berthe)

Madame Berthe's mouse lemur
Madame Berthe's mouse lemur

Madame Berthe's mouse lemur (Microcebus berthae)


falco predatore

falco predatore m (plural falchi predatori)


aquila anatraia minore

aquila anatraia minore m (plural aquile anatraie minori)

lesser spotted eagle
lesser spotted eagle

Clanga pomarina
Clanga pomarina#Translingual


poiana grigia

gray hawk, Mexican goshawk (Buteo plagiatus)


gricciolo

From griccio (“curled”) + -olo (diminutive suffix).

af

(Siena, Florence, probably archaic) Synonym of fanello (“linnet”)

Florence; probably archaic; Florence; probably archaic


gricciolo

From griccio (“whim, caprice”) + -olo (diminutive suffix).


piccione viaggiatore

it-noun

piccione viaggiatore m (plural piccioni viaggiatori)

carrier pigeon, homer, homing pigeon, racer, racing pigeon


colombo viaggiatore

colombo viaggiatore m (plural colombi viaggiatori)

piccione viaggiatore
piccione viaggiatore#Italian

Alternative form of piccione viaggiatore


castoro americano

castoro americano m (plural castori americani)


anomaluro

anomalure, scaly-tailed squirrel, flying squirrel


ratto del bambù

ratto del bambù m (plural ratti del bambù)


ratto talpa africano

ratto talpa africano m (plural ratti talpa africani)


porcospino del Capo

porcospino del Capo m (plural porcospini del Capo)


porcospino sudafricano

porcospino sudafricano m (plural porcospini sudafricani)

porcospino del Capo
porcospino del Capo#Italian


ratto delle rocce

ratto delle rocce m (plural ratti delle rocce)


ratto procavia

ratto procavia m (plural ratti procavia)


ratto del deserto

ratto del deserto m (plural ratti del deserto)


ratto delle sabbie

ratto delle sabbie m (plural ratti delle sabbie)


castoro europeo

castoro europeo m (plural castori europei)


anomaluro pigmeo

anomaluro pigmeo m (plural anomaluri pigmei)


istrice crestato

istrice crestato m (plural istrici crestati)


topo saltatore

topo saltatore m (plural topi saltatori)


topo saltatore cinese

topo saltatore cinese m (plural topi saltatori cinesi)


ratto canguro del deserto

ratto canguro del deserto m (plural ratti canguro del deserto)


ratto delle rocce laotiano

ratto delle rocce laotiano m (plural ratti delle rocce laotiani)


castoro di montagna

castoro di montagna m (plural castori di montagna)


talpa senza pelo

talpa senza pelo f (plural talpe senza pelo)

naked mole rat, sand puppy (Heterocaphalus glaber)


eterocefalo glabro

eterocefalo glabro m (plural eterocefali glabri)

talpa senza pelo
talpa senza pelo#Italian


topo delle betulle

topo delle betulle m (plural topi delle betulle)


gerboa dai piedi rugosi

northern three-toed jerboa
northern three-toed jerboa


topo dalle tasche

topo dalle tasche m (plural topi dalle tasche)


marfilo

Borrowed from Spanish marfil (“ivory”), from Old Spanish almalfil, from Arabic عَظْم اَلْفِيل (ʕaẓm al-fīl, “elephant-bone”), from عَظْم (ʕaẓm, “bone”) + فِيل (fīl, “elephant”).

der

عَظْم اَلْفِيل


lepre saltatrice del Capo

it-noun

lepre saltatrice del Capo f (plural lepri saltatrici del Capo)


topo arboricolo

topo arboricolo m (plural topi arboricoli)


antilope dalle corna a vite

antilope dalle corna a vite m (plural antilopi dalle corna a vite)


orice d'Arabia

orice d'Arabia m (plural orici d'Arabia)


antilope roana

antilope roana f (plural antilopi roane)


antilope azzurra

antilope azzurra f (plural antilopi azzurre)

nilgai, nilgau, nilghais, blue bull (Boselaphus tragocamelus)


kudu minore

lesser kudu (Tragelaphus imberbis-Eastern Africa)


kudu maggiore

greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros-eastern and southern Africa)


tragelafo

bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus or sylvaticus)


tragelafo striato

tragelafo striato m (plural tragelafi striati)

harnessed bushbuck, kéwel, marsh buck (Tragephalus scriptus)


antilope alcina

antilope alcina f (plural antilopi alcine)

eland, common eland, southern eland, eland antelope, Cape elk (Taurotragus oryx)


antilope tibetana

antilope tibetana f (plural antilopi tibetane)


antilope quadricorne

antilope quadricorne f (plural antilopi quadricorne)

four-horned antelope, chousingha Tetracerus quadricornis


antilope pigmea

antilope pigmea f (plural antilopi pigmee)

pygmy antelope, dwarf antelope, royal antelope (Neotragus pygmaeus)


tasso del miele

tasso del miele m (plural tassi del miele)


ratelo

Borrowed from English ratel, from Afrikaans ratel.


antilope dei canneti

antilope dei canneti f (plural antilopi dei canneti)

reedbuck, reed antelope, inghalla, reitbok


redunca

antilope dei canneti
antilope dei canneti#Italian


cefalofo azzurro

cefalofo azzurro m (plural cefalofi azzurri)

blue duiker, kleenebok (Philantomba monticola)


nyala di montagna

mountain nyala balbok (Tragelaphus buxtoni)


antilope giraffa

antilope giraffa f (plural antilopi giraffe)

gazzella giraffa
gazzella giraffa#Italian


gherenuc

antilope giraffa
antilope giraffa#Italian


dik-dik di Salt

Salt's dik-dik, madoqua (Madoqua saltiana)


antilope capriolo

antilope capriolo f (plural antilopi capriolo)

rhebok, grey rhebok, grey rhebuck (Pelea capreolus)


antilope reale

antilope reale f (plural antilopi reali)


orice dalle corna a sciabola

orice dalle corna a sciabola m (plural orici dalle corna a sciabola)

scimitar-horned oryx
scimitar-horned oryx

scimitar oryx, scimitar-horned oryx, Sahara oryx (Oryx dammah)


gazzella di Thomson

gazzella di Thomson f (plural gazzelle di Thomson)

Named for a 19th-century Scottish explorer Joseph Thomson


gazzella dalla fronte rossa

gazzella dalla fronte rossa f (plural gazzelle dalla fronte rossa)

red-fronted gazelle (Eudorcas rufifrons)


antilope d'acqua

antilope d'acqua f (plural antilopi d'acqua)


damalisco comune

damalisco comune m (plural damalischi comuni)

common tsessebe, sassaby, topi (Damaliscus lunatus lunatus)


gnu azzurro

blue wildebeest, common wildebeest, white-bearded wildebeest, brindled gnu (Connochaetes taurinus)


gnu dalla coda bianca

gnu dalla coda bianca m (plural gnu dalle code bianche)

Connochaetes gnou
Wikispecies:Connochaetes gnou

black wildebeest, white-tailed gnu (Connochaetes gnou)


gnu nero

gnu dalla coda bianca
gnu dalla coda bianca#Italian


damalisco di Hunter

damalisco di Hunter m (plural damalischi di Hunter)

hirola, Hunter's hartebeest, Hunter's antelope (Beatragus hunteri)


alcelafo di Lichtenstein

alcelafo di Lichtenstein m (plural alcelafi di Lichtenstein)

Lichtenstein's hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus lichtensteinii)


alcelafo torà

tora hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus tora)


visone americano

visone americano m (plural visoni americani)


tasso naso di porco

tasso naso di porco m (plural tassi naso di porco)


tasso porcino

tasso naso di porco
tasso naso di porco#Italian


gazzella giraffa

gazzella giraffa f (plural gazzelle giraffe)


orice gazzella

orice gazzella m (plural orici gazzella)

gemsbok, gemsbuck, South African oryx (Oryx gazella)


rampichino bruno

rampichino bruno m (plural rampichini bruni)


rampichino americano

rampichino americano m (plural rampichini americani)

rampichino bruno
rampichino bruno#Italian


testabruna della Nuova Zelanda

testabruna della Nuova Zelanda f (plural testebrune della Nuova Zelanda)


gabbiano testabruna

gabbiano testabruna m (plural gabbiani testebrune)

brown-headed gull (Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus)


anatra dal becco rosso

anatra dal becco rosso f (plural anatre dal becco rosso)

Anas erythrorhyncha
Anas erythrorhyncha#Translingual


hocco maggiore

hocco maggiore m (plural hocco maggiori)


hocco becco a rasoio

hocco becco a rasoio m (plural hocco becchi a rasoio)

razor-billed curassow
razor-billed curassow

Mitu tuberosum
Mitu tuberosum#Translingual


cuculo terragnolo beccorosso

cuculo terragnolo beccorosso m (plural cuculi terragnoli becchirossi)

Neomorphus pucheranii
Neomorphus pucheranii#Translingual

red-billed ground cuckoo (Neomorphus pucheranii)


fetonte beccorosso

fetonte beccorosso m (plural fetonti becchirossi)

Phaethon aethereus
Phaethon aethereus#Translingual

red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus)


fetonte codarossa

fetonte codarossa m (plural fetonti coderosse)

red-tailed tropicbird
red-tailed tropicbird

Phaethon rubricauda
Phaethon rubricauda#Translingual

red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)


sula australiana

sula australiana f (plural sule australiane)

Morus serrator
Morus serrator#Translingual


sula del Capo

Morus capensis
Morus capensis#Translingual


ossifraga del sud

ossifraga del sud f (plural ossifraghe del sud)

Macronectes giganteus
Macronectes giganteus#Translingual

southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus)


quaglia comune

quaglia comune f (plural quaglie comuni)


pernice del bambù

pernice del bambù f (plural pernici del bambù)


pernice del bambù montana

pernice del bambù montana f (plural pernici del bambù montane)

Bambusicola fytchii
Bambusicola fytchii#Translingual

mountain bamboo partridge (Bambusicola fytchii)


pernice del bambù della Cina

pernice del bambù della Cina f (plural pernici del bambù della Cina)

Bambusicola thoracicus
Bambusicola thoracicus#Translingual

Chinese bamboo partridge (Bambusicola thoracicus)


pernice del bambù di Taiwan

pernice del bambù di Taiwan f (plural pernici del bambù di Taiwan)

Taiwan bamboo partridge (Bambusicola sonorivox)


formica bulldog

formica bulldog f (plural formiche bulldog)


gazzella di Speke

gazzella di Speke f (plural gazzelle di Speke)

Named after English explorer John Hanning Speke


gazzella di Grant

gazzella di Grant f (plural gazzelle di Grant)

Named for a 19th-century Scottish explorer James Augustus Grant

Grant's gazelle (Nanger granti, syn. Gazella granti)


gazzella di Cuvier

gazzella di Cuvier f (plural gazzelle di Cuvier)

Named after French naturalist and zoologist Georges Cuvier


gazzella dorcade

gazzella dorcade f (plural gazzelle dorcadi)

dorcas gazelle, ariel gazelle (Gazella dorcas)

* Saharan dorcas gazelle G. d. subsp. Osiris

* Pelzeln's gazelle G. d. subsp. pelzelnii

* Moroccan dorcas gazelle G. d. subsp. massaesyla

* Egyptian Dorcas gazelle G. d. subsp. dorcas

* Eritrean dorcas gazelle G. d. subsp. beccarii

* Isabelle dorcas gazelle G. d. subsp. isabella


gazzella del deserto

gazzella del deserto f (plural gazzelle del deserto)

gazzella dorcade
gazzella dorcade#Italian


corifena cavallina

corifena cavallina f (plural corifene cavalline)


squalo longimano

squalo longimano m (plural squali longimani)

oceanic whitetip shark
oceanic whitetip shark

oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)


squalo pinna bianca oceanico

squalo pinna bianca oceanico m (plural squali pinna bianca oceanici)

squalo longimano
squalo longimano#Italian


squalo gattopardo

squalo gattopardo m (plural squali gattopardo)

Scyliorhinus stellaris
Scyliorhinus stellaris#Translingual


gattuccio maggiore

gattuccio maggiore m (plural gattucci maggiori)

squalo gattopardo
squalo gattopardo#Italian


squalo martello

squalo martello m (plural squali martello)


squalo volpe occhione

squalo volpe occhione m (plural squali volpe occhioni)

squalo volpe dagli occhi grandi
squalo volpe dagli occhi grandi#Italian

Synonym of squalo volpe dagli occhi grandi


squalo volpe occhiogrosso

squalo volpe occhiogrosso m (plural squali volpe occhigrossi)


aguglia maggiore

aguglia maggiore f (plural aguglie maggiori)


aguglia imperiale

aguglia imperiale f (plural aguglie imperiali)

Mediterranean spearfish (Tetrapturus belone)


rondone di mare

rondone di mare m (plural rondoni di mare)

Mediterranean flyingfish (Cheilopogon heterurus)


giardone

(veterinary medicine) Synonym of giarda (“spavin”)


trota salmonata

trota salmonata f (plural trote salmonate)


caberù

Borrowed from French cabéru, from Amharic ቀበሮ (ḳäbäro, “jackal”).

Canis simensis
Canis simensis#Translingual


pesce lanterna

pesce lanterna m (plural pesci lanterna)


otaria orsina di Guadalupe

otaria orsina di Guadalupe f (plural otarie orsine di Guadalupe)

Guadalupe fur seal (Arctocephalus townsendi)


leone marino delle Galapagos

leone marino delle Galapagos m (plural leoni marini delle Galapagos)

Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki)


otaria orsina delle Galápagos

otaria orsina delle Galápagos f (plural otarie orsine delle Galápagos)


leone marino giapponese

leone marino giapponese m (plural leoni marini giapponesi)


callorino dell'Alaska

callorino dell'Alaska m (plural callorini dell'Alaska)

Callorhinus ursinus
Callorhinus ursinus#Translingual


otaria da pelliccia

otaria da pelliccia f (plural otarie da pelliccia)


leone marino di Steller

leone marino di Steller m (plural leoni marini di Steller)


leone marino sudamericano

leone marino sudamericano m (plural leoni marini sudamericani)

South American sea lion
South American sea lion

South American sea lion (Otaria flavescens)


leone marino meridionale

leone marino meridionale m (plural leoni marini meridionali)

leone marino sudamericano
leone marino sudamericano#Italian


orso nero

Ursus americanus
Ursus americanus#Translingual


otaria orsina del Capo

otaria orsina del Capo f (plural otarie orsine del Capo)

Arctocephalus pusillus
Arctocephalus pusillus#Translingual

brown fur seal, South African fur seal, Australian fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus)


otaria orsina antartica

otaria orsina antartica f (plural otarie orsine antartiche)

Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella)


otaria orsina delle Juan Fernandez

~otaria orsina:~; Juan Fernandez:Isole Juan Fernández

otaria orsina delle Juan Fernandez f (plural otarie orsine delle Juan Fernandez)

otarie orsine delle Juan Fernandez (plural)

/oˈta.rja orˈsi.na ˈdel.le xuˈan ferˈnan.des/

Juan Fernández fur seal
Juan Fernández fur seal

Juan Fernández fur seal (Arctocephalus philippii)


otaria orsina della Nuova Zelanda

otaria orsina della Nuova Zelanda f (plural otarie orsine della Nuova Zelanda)

otarie orsine della Nuova Zelanda (plural)

New Zealand fur seal
New Zealand fur seal

New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri)


otaria orsina meridionale

otaria orsina meridionale f (plural otarie orsine meridionali)

otaria orsina della Nuova Zelanda#Italian

Synonym of otaria orsina della Nuova Zelanda


otaria orsina subantartica

otaria orsina subantartica f (plural otarie orsine subantartiche)

subantarctic fur seal
subantarctic fur seal

subantarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus tropicalis)


otaria orsina sudamericana

otaria orsina sudamericana f (plural otarie orsine sudamericane)

South American fur seal
South American fur seal

South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis)


otaria della California

otaria della California f (plural otarie della California)

California sea lion (Zalophus californianus)


leone marino della California

leone marino della California m (plural leoni marini della California)

otaria della California
otaria della California#Italian


leone marino australiano

leone marino australiano m (plural leoni marini australiani)


leone marino della Nuova Zelanda

leone marino della Nuova Zelanda m (plural leoni marini della Nuova Zelanda)

leoni marini della Nuova Zelanda (plural)

New Zealand sea lion
New Zealand sea lion

Hooker's sea lion
Hooker's sea lion#English

Phocarctos hookeri
Phocarctos hookeri#Translingual

New Zealand sea lion, Hooker's sea lion (Phocarctos hookeri)


orso dal collare

orso dal collare m (plural orsi dal collare)

Ursus thibetanus
Ursus thibetanus#Translingual


orso tibetano

orso dal collare
orso dal collare#Italian


orso della luna

orso della luna m (plural orsi della luna)


orso labiato

Melursus ursinus
Melursus ursinus#Translingual


orso giocoliere

orso giocoliere m (plural orsi giocolieri)


orso nero americano

orso nero americano m (plural orsi neri americani)


orso kermode

Kermode bear (Ursus americanus kermodei)


poiana codarossa

poiana codarossa f (plural poiane codarossa)

Buteo jamaicensis
Buteo jamaicensis#Translingual


poiana della Giamaica

poiana della Giamaica f (plural poiane della Giamaica)

poiana codarossa
poiana codarossa#Italian


poiana delle Hawaii

poiana delle Hawaii f (plural poiane delle Hawaii)

Buteo solitarius
Buteo solitarius#Translingual


poiana delle Galapagos

poiana delle Galapagos f (plural poiane delle Galapagos)

Buteo galapagoensis
Buteo galapagoensis#Translingual


poiana di Harris

poiana di Harris f (plural poiane di Harris)

Parabuteo unicinctus
Parabuteo unicinctus#Translingual


giallone

giallone m (plural gialloni, feminine giallona)

(derogatory) a person with a yellowish complexion


giallone

it-adj

giallone (feminine giallona, masculine plural gialloni, feminine plural giallone)

giallona (feminine)
gialloni (masculine plural)
giallone (feminine plural)


rubbiolo

From Latin rubeolus, derived from rubeus (“red”).


bocca spinosa

(zoology) bristlemouth (Gonostoma denudatum)


drago di mare

(zoology) dragonfish (Idiacanthus antrostomus)


pesce mandibola

it-noun

pesce mandibola m (plural pesci mandibola)


diavolo nero

anglerfish, black seadevil, Melanocetus, humpback anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii)


salmone giapponese

salmone giapponese m (plural salmoni giapponesi)


salmone dell'Atlantico

salmone dell'Atlantico m (plural salmoni dell'Atlantico)


salmone reale

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha#Translingual

chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)


salmone argentato

salmone argentato m (plural salmoni argentati)

Oncorhynchus kisutch
Oncorhynchus kisutch#Translingual


salmone keta

Oncorhynchus keta
Oncorhynchus keta#Translingual


salmone rosa

Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha#Translingual

humpback salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)


salmone rosso

Literally, “red salmon”, due to it being primarily red in hue during spawning.

Oncorhynchus nerka
Oncorhynchus nerka#Translingual


castrocchia

From castrare (“to castrate”), referring to the bird's rapacious habits.

averla capirossa
averla capirossa#Italian


castorchia bigiarella

castorchia bigiarella f (plural castorchie bigiarelle)


castorchia tramontana

castorchia tramontana f (plural castorchie tramontane)


castrica

From castrare (“to castrate”). See also castrocchia.

Lanius senator
Lanius senator#Translingual

(regional) vernacular name of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae:

Synonym of averla capirossa (“woodchat shrike (Lanius senator)”)

Synonym of averla cenerina (“lesser grey shrike (Lanius minor)”)

Lanius collurio
Lanius collurio#Translingual

Synonym of averla piccola (“red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio)”)


ghierla capirossa

ghierla capirossa f (plural ghierle capirossa)

(Tuscany) Synonym of averla capirossa (“woodchat shrike (Lanius senator)”)


laniere a testa rossa

laniere a testa rossa m (plural lanieri a testa rossa)


codibianco

vernacular name of various species of bird


massaiola

From massaia (“housewife”) + -ola (feminine diminutive suffix).

suf

Oenanthe oenanthe
Oenanthe oenanthe#Translingual

Synonym of culbianco (“northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)”)


petragnola

(regional, central Italy) Synonym of culbianco (“northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)”)


ghierla gazzina

it-noun

ghierla gazzina f (plural ghierle gazzine)


tordela gazzina

tordela gazzina f (plural tordele gazzine)

Turdus pilaris
Turdus pilaris#Translingual

Synonym of cesena (“fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)”)


gazzarro

Turdus viscivorus
Turdus viscivorus#Translingual

(central Italian) Synonym of tordela (“mistle thrush (Turdus viscivorus)”)


verdone testagrigia

verdone testagrigia m (plural verdoni testagrigia)

Synonym of verdone di Cina (“oriental greenfinch (Chloris sinica)”)


verdone asiatico

verdone asiatico m (plural verdoni asiatici)


becco a scarpa

becco a scarpa m (plural becchi a scarpa)


lofoforo

From Ancient Greek λόφος (lóphos, “crest”) + -φόρος (-phóros, “bearing”).


chiò

Synonym of assiolo (“Eurasian scops owl”)


alloccherello

From allocco (“tawny owl”) + -erello (diminutive suffix).


chiuino

(regional) Synonym of luì piccolo (“chiffchaff”)


piovanello maggiore

it-noun

piovanello maggiore m (plural piovanelli maggiori)

Calidris canutus
Calidris canutus#Translingual


chiurlo maggiore

chiurlo maggiore m (plural chiurli maggiori)


piovanello comune

piovanello comune m (plural piovanelli comuni)

Synonym of piovanello (“curlew sandpiper”)


piovanello pancianera

piovanello pancianera m (plural piovanelli pancianera)

Calidris alpina
Calidris alpina#Translingual


gufetto

From gufo (“owl”) + -etto (diminutive suffix).


chiurlettino

From chiurletto + -ino (diminutive suffix).

piovanello pancianera
piovanello pancianera#Italian

Synonym of piovanello pancianera (“dunlin”)


chiurlo piccolo

it-noun

chiurlo piccolo m (plural chiurli piccoli)

Numenius phaeopus
Numenius phaeopus#Translingual


chiurletto

From chiurlo (“curlew”) + -etto (diminutive suffix).


chiurlotto mezzano

it-noun

chiurlotto mezzano m (plural chiurlotti mezzani)


panda minore

Ailurus fulgens
Ailurus fulgens#Translingual


orso felino rosso

orso felino rosso m (plural orsi felini rossi)


canguro gigante

canguro gigante m (plural canguri giganti)

eastern gray kangaroo
eastern gray kangaroo

Macropus giganteus
Macropus giganteus#Translingual

eastern gray kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)


canguro robusto

canguro robusto m (plural canguri robusti)


dardano

Synonym of gruccione (“European bee-eater”)


gaulo

From Latin galbulus. See also golo and gravolo.


gravolo

From Latin galbulus or Latin graculus. See also gaulo and golo.

(regional) Synonym of gruccione (“European bee-eater”)


mangiaapi

Verb-object compound, composed of mangia (“to eat”) + api (“bees”).

it-verb-obj

(central Italy) Synonym of gruccione (“European bee-eater”)


bertola cenerina

it-noun

bertola cenerina f (plural bertole cenerine)

Synonym of airone cenerino (“grey heron”)


bertola bianca

bertola bianca f (plural bertole bianche)

airone bianco maggiore
airone bianco maggiore#Italian

Synonym of airone bianco maggiore (“great egret”)


lucertola di mare

lucertola di mare f (plural lucertole di mare)

Synonym of lacertola (“Atlantic lizardfish”)


pesce lucertola

pesce lucertola f (plural pesci lucertola)


pesce tarantola

pesce tarantola f (plural pesci tarantola)


sogliola comune

sogliola comune f (plural sogliole comuni)


linguattola

Atlantic spotted flounder (Citharus linguatula)


sogliola occhiuta

sogliola occhiuta f (plural sogliole occhiute)


fiatola

Synonym of lampuga (“Stromateus fiatola”)


musolongo

(southern Italy) Synonym of cannaiola (“reed warbler”)


Andreeobri

Borrowed from taxonomic name Andreaeobryum.


andreeobrio

(bryology) any member of the Andreaeobryum taxonomic genus


cobra egiziano

it-noun

cobra egiziano m (plural cobra egiziani)


cobra indiano

cobra dagli occhiali
cobra dagli occhiali#Italian

Synonym of cobra dagli occhiali (“Indian cobra”)


aspide di Cleopatra

aspide di Cleopatra m (plural aspidi di Cleopatra)

Synonym of cobra egiziano (“Egyptian cobra”)


aspio

Borrowed from taxonomic name Aspius, of uncertain origin.

(ichthyology) any member of the Aspius taxonomic genus


vaccaia

Synonym of capovaccaio (“Egyptian vulture”)


cervia

Borrowed from Late Latin cervia, from Latin cervus (“deer, stag”).


gambero di mare

gambero di mare m (plural gamberi di mare)

Homarus gammarus
Homarus gammarus#Translingual


gallinella di mare

gallinella di mare f (plural gallinelle di mare)


teccola

Probably a conflation of taccola (“jackdaw”) with the above lemma.


pittima reale

Limosa limosa
Limosa limosa#Translingual


pittima minore

pittima minore f (plural pittime minori)

Limosa lapponica
Limosa lapponica#Translingual


tecca

(central Italy) Synonym of pittima reale (“black-tailed godwit”)


ragno crociato

ragno crociato m (plural ragni crociati)

European garden spider
European garden spider

Araneus diadematus
Araneus diadematus#Translingual

European garden spider (Araneus diadematus)


ragno delle case

ragno delle case m (plural ragni delle case)

domestic house spider (Tegenaria domestica)


ragno d'acqua dolce

ragno d'acqua dolce m (plural ragni d'acqua dolce)

diving bell spider (Argyroneta aquatica)


ragno di prato

ragno di prato m (plural ragni di prato)

harvestman (arachnid of the order Opiliones)


cervo virginiano

cervo virginiano m (plural cervi virginiani)

Odocoileus virginianus
Odocoileus virginianus#Translingual


cervo mulo

Odocoileus hemionus
Odocoileus hemionus#Translingual


cariaco

Borrowed from Portuguese cariacú, from Old Tupi.

cervo virginiano
cervo virginiano#Italian

(zoology) a member of the Odocoileus taxonomic genus

Synonym of cervo virginiano (“whitetail”)


cervo della Virginia

cervo della Virginia m (plural cervi della Virginia)


mataco

southern three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutes matacus)


bocervo

From Latin bōs (“cow, bull”) + cervus (“deer”).


malacologico

it-adj

malacologico (feminine malacologica, masculine plural malacologici, feminine plural malacologiche)

malacologica (feminine)
malacologici (masculine plural)
malacologiche (feminine plural)


mazzancolla

(Rome, Lazio) Synonym of spannocchio (“striped prawn”)


brocciolo

From broccio (“spear”) + -olo (diminutive suffix).

af

(Tuscan, Emilia) Synonym of scazzone (“European bullhead”)


magnarone

From magnare (“to eat”) + -one (augmentative suffix).


pivieressa

Pluvialis squatarola
Pluvialis squatarola#Translingual


podologico

it-adj

podologico (feminine podologica, masculine plural podologici, feminine plural podologiche)

podologica (feminine)
podologici (masculine plural)
podologiche (feminine plural)


sanguinerola

Phoxinus phoxinus
Phoxinus phoxinus#Translingual


roviglione

From Latin rubelliōnem (“fish of a reddish colour/color”), from Latin rubellus (“reddish”).

der

(obsolete) South European roach (Rutilus rubilio)


canesca

From cane (“dog”), with a suffix similar to verdesca (“blue shark”).

Galeorhinus galeus
Galeorhinus galeus#Translingual


squalo elefante

it-noun

squalo elefante m (plural squali elefante)

From squalo (“shark”) + elefante (“elephant”).


pesce lima

filefish (any fish of the family Monacanthidae)


sorca

From sorco, variant form of sorcio, ultimately from Latin sōrex (“shrew”).


talpone

(colloquial, figurative) a lazy, sedentary and disinterested person; couch potato


tricoglosso

Borrowed from New Latin Trichoglossus, from Ancient Greek. By surface analysis, trico- + -glosso.


cutrettola gialla

it-noun

cutrettola gialla f (plural cutrettole gialle)

western yellow wagtail
western yellow wagtail

Motacilla flava
Motacilla flava#Translingual

western yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava)


cavalletta verde

cavalletta verde f (plural cavallette verdi)

great green bush-cricket (Tettigonia viridissima)


malvizzo

From Old French malvis (“redwing”); compare French mauvis (“redwing”) and Spanish malvís.

Turdus iliacus
Turdus iliacus#Translingual


calopsitta

From Ancient Greek ψιττακός (psittakós, “parrot”).

uder

cockatiel (a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest)


cordesco

it-noun

cordesco m (plural cordeschi, feminine cordesca)

Ultimately from Latin chordus (“late-born”), through an unattested Vulgar Latin term *chordiscus. Compare also Portuguese cordeiro, Spanish cordero.


emiono

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἡμῐ́ονος (hēmĭ́onos, “half ass, mule”).

bor+

Equus hemionus
Equus hemionus#Translingual


verticollo

From Latin vertō (“to turn”) + collo (“neck”).


filaria di Medina

it-noun

filaria di Medina f (plural filarie di Medina)


dragoncello lira

dragoncello lira m (plural dragoncelli lira)


dragoncello macchiato

dragoncello macchiato m (plural dragoncelli macchiati)

spotted dragonet (Callionymus maculatus)


mordifango

Verb-object compound, composed of mordi (“to bite”) + fango (“mud”).

it-verb-obj

(regional) name of several species of fish in the Cobitidae taxonomic family


setaiola

(regional) name of several graminaceous plants


pesce donzella

it-noun

pesce donzella m (plural pesci donzella)

Synonym of donzella (“Mediterranean rainbow wrasse”)


zingarella

From zingara (“Gypsy/Romani woman”) + -ella (diminutive suffix). The “fish” meaning is in reference to its bright colours.


foca elefantina

it-noun

foca elefantina f (plural foche elefantine)

Synonym of elefante marino (“elephant seal”)


gambero di fiume

gambero di fiume m (plural gamberi di fiume)


lupicante

Borrowed from Spanish lobagante, from Vulgar Latin *lucopante, from Ancient Greek λυκοπάνθηρ (lukopánthēr, “jackal”), derived from λύκος (lúkos, “wolf”) + πάνθηρ (pánthēr, “panther”), due to the crustacean's pigmentation and aggressive appearance.

der

Synonym of gambero di mare (“European lobster”)


elefante di mare

it-noun

elefante di mare m (plural elefanti di mare)


gambero imperiale

gambero imperiale m (plural gamberi imperiali)


coracia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κορακίᾱς (korakíās), derived from κόραξ (kórax, “crow”).


tambarello

Auxis thazard
Auxis thazard#Translingual


tordo fischietto

it-noun

tordo fischietto m (plural tordi fischietto)

From tordo (“thrush”) + fischietto (“whistle”).


antropozoonosi

(veterinary medicine) infectious disease transmitted to humans by another vertebrate


antroponosi

(veterinary medicine) infectious disease transmitted to a vertebrate by a human


marmeggia

Ultimately from Latin vermiculus, diminutive of vermis (“worm”). Considering its highly unusual development, perhaps borrowed via a regional language of Italy.

name of several species of insects in the Dermestes taxonomic genus, especially the larder beetle (Dermestes lardarius)


gheggia

Alteration of acceggia, from Late Latin acceia.


coccoveggia

From Byzantine Greek κουκουβάγια (koukoubágia).

der

(obsolete) Synonym of civetta (“little owl”)


bombilio

Borrowed from translingual Bombylius, from Ancient Greek βομβυλιός (bombuliós, “a buzzing insect; (by extension) a narrow-necked vessel”).

(archaeology, Ancient Greece) a small vessel used for perfumes and ointments


epilacna

Borrowed from translingual Epilachna, derived from Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + λάχνη (lákhnē, “woolly hair”).

any beetle in the Epilachna taxonomic genus


echimio

Borrowed from translingual Echimys, derived from Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos, “hedgehog”) + μῦς (mûs, “mouse, rat”).

any rodent of the Echimys taxonomic genus


proechimio

Borrowed from translingual Proechimys, derived from Latin prō- + Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos, “hedgehog”) + μῦς (mûs, “mouse, rat”).

any rodent of the Proechimys taxonomic genus


pitimio

Borrowed from translingual Pitymys, derived from Ancient Greek πίτυς (pítus, “pine”) + μῦς (mûs, “mouse, rat”).

any of voles of the subgenus Microtus (Pitymys)


cagnolo

it-adj

cagnolo (feminine cagnola, masculine plural cagnoli, feminine plural cagnole)

cagnola (feminine)
cagnoli (masculine plural)
cagnole (feminine plural)

From cane (“dog”) + -olo (diminutive suffix), using the root found in cagna (“female dog”). Compare Sicilian cagnolu.

(veterinary medicine) having a deviated hoof tip (of horses)


piturlo

(figurative, Tuscan) fool, simpleton, nitwit, noodle


piaffare

it-verb

piaffàre (first-person singular present piàffo, first-person singular past historic piaffài, past participle piaffàto, auxiliary avére)

piaffàre (canonical)
piàffo (first-person present singular)
piaffài (first-person historic past singular)
piaffàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
piaffàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
piaffàndo (gerund)
piaffànte (participle present)
piaffàto (participle past)
piàffo (first-person indicative present singular)
piàffi (indicative present second-person singular)
piàffa (indicative present singular third-person)
piaffiàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
piaffàte (indicative plural present second-person)
piàffano (indicative plural present third-person)
piaffàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
piaffàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
piaffàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
piaffavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
piaffavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
piaffàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
piaffài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
piaffàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
piaffò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
piaffàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
piaffàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
piaffàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
piafferò (first-person future indicative singular)
piafferài (future indicative second-person singular)
piafferà (future indicative singular third-person)
piafferémo (first-person future indicative plural)
piafferéte (future indicative plural second-person)
piafferànno (future indicative plural third-person)
piafferèi (conditional first-person singular)
piafferésti (conditional second-person singular)
piafferèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
piafferébbe (conditional singular third-person)
piafferémmo (conditional first-person plural)
piafferéste (conditional plural second-person)
piafferèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
piafferébbero (conditional plural third-person)
piàffi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
piàffi (present second-person singular subjunctive)
piàffi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
piaffiàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
piaffiàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
piàffino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
piaffàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
piaffàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
piaffàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
piaffàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
piaffàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
piaffàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
piàffa (imperative second-person singular)
piàffi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
piaffiàmo (first-person imperative plural)
piaffàte (imperative plural second-person)
piàffino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
piaffàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
piàffi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
piaffiàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
piaffàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
piàffino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

Borrowed from French piaffer, of onomatopoeic origin.

(intransitive, dressage) to execute a piaffer


mirmecobio

Borrowed from translingual Myrmecobius, derived from Ancient Greek μύρμηκος (múrmēkos, “ant’s”), genitive of μύρμηξ (múrmēx, “ant”), + βίος (bíos, “life, living”) (hence “living off ants”).

der

Myrmecobius fasciatus
Myrmecobius fasciatus#Translingual


eliofobio

Borrowed from translingual Myrmecobius, derived from Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”) + φόβος (phóbos, “fear”) (hence “fearing sunlight”).

Silvery mole-rat (Heliophobius argenteocinereus)


adalia

any ladybug in the Adalia taxonomic genus


praio

From Latin pagrus, pager, variant of phager, borrowed from Ancient Greek φάγρος (phágros, “sea-bream, braize”).


castagnolo

(regional) moustached warbler (Acrocephalus melanopogon)


mosca cavallina

it-noun

mosca cavallina f (plural mosche cavalline)


mosca culaia

Literally, “butt-fly”, due to its habit of biting the behind of horses.

Synonym of mosca cavallina (“forest fly”)


falco grillaio

falco grillaio m (plural falchi grillai)

Falco naumanni
Falco naumanni#Translingual


pesce serra

Pomatomus saltatrix
Pomatomus saltatrix#Translingual


chianina

→ English: Chianina

→ French: chianina

From the name of the alluvial valley of central Italy Val di Chiana.

(zoology) Chianina (breed of beef cattle from Italy)


menola

From a Venetan dialect term derived from a diminutive of Latin maena.

(zoology) blotched picarel (Spicara maena, a fish of the Mediterranean and Atlantic)


piviere dorato

piviere dorato m (plural pivieri dorati)

Eurasian golden plover
Eurasian golden plover

Pluvialis apricaria
Pluvialis apricaria#Translingual

Eurasian golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria)


figlianda

Borrowed from Neapolitan. By surface analysis, figlio (“son”) + -anda.


voltolino eurasiatico

it-noun

voltolino eurasiatico m (plural voltolini eurasiatici)

Porzana porzana
Porzana porzana#Translingual


voltolino americano

voltolino americano m (plural voltolini americani)

Porzana carolina
Porzana carolina#Translingual


voltolino australiano

voltolino australiano m (plural voltolini australiani)

Porzana fluminea
Porzana fluminea#Translingual


pesciolino d'argento

pesciolino d'argento m (plural pesciolini d'argento)

(entomology) silverfish (Lepisma saccharina)


bandiera rossa

bandiera rossa f (plural bandiere rosse)

(zoology) red bandfish (Cepola macrophthalma)


bartramia

any bird of the Bartramia taxonomic genus


epioflebia

any insect of the Epiophlebia taxonomic genus


erebia

any member of species of the genus Erebia of butterflies.


alaudide

Borrowed from translingual Alaudidae, derived from Latin alauda, borrowed from Gaulish *alawda (“skylark”).

alaudid (member of the Alaudidae taxonomic genus)


cimice dei letti

cimice dei letti f (plural cimici dei letti)


granchio del cocco

granchio del cocco m (plural granchi del cocco)