cane

it-noun

cane m (plural cani, feminine cagna, diminutive canìno m or canìna f or cagnétto m or cagnétta f or cagnettìno m or cagnettìna f, augmentative cagnóne, pejorative cagnàccio, endearing cagnolìno)

cani (plural)
cagna (feminine)
canìno (diminutive masculine)
canìna (diminutive feminine)
cagnétto (diminutive masculine)
cagnétta (diminutive feminine)
cagnettìno (diminutive masculine)
cagnettìna (diminutive feminine)
cagnóne (augmentative)
cagnàccio (pejorative)
cagnolìno (endearing)

From the Latin canis, canem (“dog”). Cognate with Sicilian cani.


cane

Oggi fa un freddo cane!


guanaco

Borrowed from Spanish guanaco, from Quechua wanaku.

Lama guanicoe
Lama guanicoe#Translingual

guanaco (a South American ruminant (Lama guanicoe), closely related to the other lamoids, the alpaca, llama, and vicuña in the family Camelidae)


koala

Borrowed from English koala, from Dharug gula or gulawany.


alpaca

Borrowed from Spanish alpaca, from Aymara allpaqa.

Vicugna pacos
Vicugna pacos#Translingual

(uncountable) a fabric made out of a mixture of wool and cotton


bongo

Tragelaphus eurycerus
Tragelaphus eurycerus#Translingual


bongo

bongo (Afro-Cuban percussion instrument)


zebra

(in the plural, informal) zebra crossing/crosswalk


lama

Borrowed from French lame, from Latin lāmina. Doublet of lamina.


pollo

From Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European *polH- (“animal young”).


pesce

it-noun

pesce m (plural pesci, diminutive pescétto or pesciolìno or pesciatèllo, augmentative pesciòtto; pescióne, pejorative pesciàccio, derogatory pesciùccio, diminutive-derogatory pesciàtto or pesciàttolo)

pesci (plural)
pescétto (diminutive)
pesciolìno (diminutive)
pesciatèllo (diminutive)
pesciòtto (augmentative)
pescióne (augmentative)
pesciàccio (pejorative)
pesciùccio (derogatory)

Inherited from Latin piscem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-.


toro

From Latin taurus, from Proto-Indo-European *táwros.


gnu

Borrowed from French gnou, from Khoekhoe ǃnu:, likely onomatopoeic in origin.


zabaione

→ Chinese: 薩巴里安尼 (sàbālǐ'ānní)

→ English: zabaglione

desctree

→ French: sabayon
→ English: sabayon
→ Finnish: sabayon

→ Portuguese: zabaione

Possibly from Latin sabaia (“Illyrian barley beer”, from an Illyrian word probably from Proto-Indo-European *sab- (“taste”)) + -one (augmentative suffix).

af

sabaia<t:Illyrian barley beer><pos:from an Illyrian word probably from Proto-Indo-European <i class="Latn mention" lang="ine-pro">*sab-</i> (“taste”)>

(usually uncountable) zabaglione (custard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine)


cobra

Borrowed from Portuguese cobra, from Old Galician-Portuguese coobra, from Latin colubra, feminine of coluber (“snake, serpent”).


panda

Borrowed from French panda, apparently from regional Tibetan ཕོ་ཉ (pho nya).


vacca

it-noun

vaccóna<g:f><q:also with figurative derogatory meaning>,vaccóne<g:m>

vaccàccia<qq:uncommon, often used figuratively as an insult>

vacca f (plural vacche, diminutive vaccarèlla or vaccherèlla or vacchétta or vacchìna or vacchicìna, augmentative vaccóna f or vaccóne m, pejorative vaccàccia, derogatory vaccùccia)

vacche (plural)
vaccarèlla (diminutive)
vaccherèlla (diminutive)
vacchétta (diminutive)
vacchìna (diminutive)
vacchicìna (diminutive)
vaccóna (augmentative feminine)
vaccóne (augmentative masculine)
vaccàccia (pejorative)
vaccùccia (derogatory)

→ Alemannic German: Wagge


uovo

Inherited from Vulgar Latin (*)ŏvum, from Latin ōvum n.
The irregular plural uova reflects a continuation of the Latin plural with /-a/.

un uovo di gallina

meglio un uovo oggi che una gallina domani


sorcio

(colloquial, Rome) a person with a thorough knowledge of small details of urban geography


coyote

coyote m (usually invariable, plural (rare, proscribed) coyoti)

Unadapted borrowing from English coyote, from Spanish coyote, from a Nahuan language, from Proto-Nahuan *koyootl.


ratto

Inherited from Latin rapidus (“quick”). Doublet of rapido, which was borrowed.

Ma quell'anime, ch'eran lasse e nude, ¶ cangiar colore e dibattero i denti, ¶ ratto che 'nteser le parole crude.

1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno [The Divine Comedy: Hell], 12th edition (paperback), Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto II, page 29, lines 109–111:

But those souls, who were weary and naked, changed their colour/color and gnashed their teeth together, as soon as they heard the cruel words.


topo

topo m (plural topi, feminine topa, diminutive topìno or topolìno; topétto or topettìno, augmentative topóne or topolóne, pejorative topàccio)

topi (plural)
topa (feminine)
topìno (diminutive)
topolìno (diminutive)
topóne (augmentative)
topolóne (augmentative)
topàccio (pejorative)

From Latin talpa (“mole”) with a change in gender. The original [ɫ] appears to have vocalized to [u̯] in pre-literary Tuscan, with the resulting [au̯] regularly yielding [ɔ], as in Latin aurum (“gold”) > Italian òro. Doublet of talpa.

(by extension) thief; person acting suspiciously or furtively


lucertola

From Latin lacertula, diminutive of lacerta (“lizard”). Doublet of alligatore. Compare Galician, Spanish, and Portuguese lagarto (“lizard”).


lupo

For Vulgar Latin *lūpus instead of the attested Latin lupus (which would have given the non-existent **lopo), also reflected by Piedmontese luv, perhaps imitative of the wolf's howling. Doublet of lupus and lovo.

onomatopoeic

imitative


elefante

it-noun

elefante m (plural elefanti, feminine elefantessa)

elefanti (plural)
elefantessa (feminine)

→ Sicilian: lifanti (or inherited from Latin)


oca

oca f (plural oche, diminutive ochina or ochétta, augmentative ocóna, pejorative ocàccia)

oche (plural)
ochina (diminutive)
ochétta (diminutive)
ocóna (augmentative)
ocàccia (pejorative)

Inherited from Late Latin auca, syncope of *avica, from Classical Latin avis (“bird”). Compare Catalan, Spanish, Venetian, and Sicilian oca, French oie, Occitan auca, Romansch auca, ocha, Friulian ocje, Dalmatian jauca.

cog

(figurative) goose, silly goose, airhead (female)


uccello

From Late Latin aucellus m (“little bird”), a diminutive ultimately based on Latin avis f (“bird”), from Proto-Italic *awis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis. Doublet of augello, which was borrowed from Occitan. Compare Neapolitan auciello, Ligurian öxéllo.

uccellagione

hunting or shooting birds; The season for doing this; the birds killed

uccellaia

a large number of birds;a place where hawking takes place; confused chatter; affair (of the heart); deception; mockery

uccellare

to catch birds or fowl; to fool or trick


canguro

From French kangourou, from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru.


gatto

it-noun

gatto m (plural gatti, feminine gatta, diminutive gattìno, augmentative gattóne, pejorative gattàccio or gattonàccio, derogatory gattùccio)

gatti (plural)
gatta (feminine)
gattìno (diminutive)
gattóne (augmentative)
gattàccio (pejorative)
gattonàccio (pejorative)
gattùccio (derogatory)

la gatta frettolosa fece i gattini ciechi

non dire gatto se non ce l'hai nel sacco

tanto va la gatta al lardo, che ci lascia lo zampino


bue

bue m (plural buoi, derogatory buaccio (“dimwit, fool”), diminutive-derogatory buacciolo (“dimwit, fool”))

From Vulgar Latin *boem, from Latin bovem (“cow, bull, or ox”). Compare Spanish buey. Doublet of bove.


agnello

agnello m (plural agnelli, feminine agnella)

From Latin agnellus, diminutive of agnus. Cognates include Catalan anyell, French agneau and Romanian miel.

Egli ha raccontato un breve aneddoto su un americano che, in uno zoo di Mosca, aveva visto, con sua grande sorpresa, una gabbia che conteneva un lupo e un agnello.

He related a short anecdote about an American who, to his surprise, had seen a cage containing a wolf and a lamb in a Moscow zoo.


becco

From Latin beccus, from Gaulish *bekkos, from Proto-Celtic *bekkos.

beak (anything projecting or ending in a point like a beak)


becco

Uncertain. Probably from either Proto-Germanic *bukkaz, *bukkô (“male goat”) or Proto-Celtic *bukkos, whence French bouc. The -e- is most readily explained through the Middle High German plural böcke (early on also unrounded; compare contemporary Bavarian Beck). Alternatively from Latin ībex, though this is more problematic. Compare also northern French bique.

Il sangue si usa in medicina, preso da molti animali […] come il sangue di colombo, di tortora, di testuggine marina, di becco, et d'altri

1567, Ricettario fiorentino [Florentine Cookbook], page 97:

Blood is used in medicine, taken from various animals, like blood of pigeon, of turtledove, of tortoise, of billygoat, and of others


iena

From Latin hyaena, from Ancient Greek ὕαινα (húaina, “a sow”).


quagga

From a Khoisan term, probably Haiǁom, Khoekhoe ǁkoaah, apparently of imitative origin.


giraffa

→ Czech: žirafa

→ Maltese: ġiraff

desctree

→ Middle French: giraffe
French: girafe
→ Catalan: girafa
→ Luxembourgish: Giraff
→ Polish: żyrafa
→ Romanian: girafă
→ Swedish: giraff
→ Finnish: kirahvi
→ English: giraffe

desc

→ Middle High German: geraff, seraffe, schraffe

desctree

German: Giraffe
→ Danish: giraf
→ Dutch: giraf, giraffe
→ Hungarian: zsiráf

→ Portuguese: girafa

→ Spanish: jirafa
→ Basque: jirafa
→ Central Huasteca Nahuatl: jirafa


gru

From Latin gruem f or m (“crane”), from Proto-Indo-European *gr̥h₂ú-, from *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely”).
Cognate with French grue f, Spanish grua f, Portuguese grou m, Romanian grui m.


cappuccino

→ Catalan: caputxí, caputxino

→ Dutch: cappuccino

→ English: cappuccino

→ Finnish: cappuccino

→ French: cappuccino

desc

→ German: Cappuccino, → Kapuziner (calque)

→ Polish: cappuccino

→ Portuguese: capuchino

→ Spanish: capuchino, cappuccino

→ Swedish: cappuccino

From cappuccio (“hood, cowl”) + -ino. The coffee gets its name from the color of the beverage, which is reminiscent of the color of monks' habits.

(slang) French letter, rubber johnny (condom)


porco

it-adj

porco (feminine porca, masculine plural porci, feminine plural porche)

porca (feminine)
porci (masculine plural)
porche (feminine plural)

From Latin porcus, from Proto-Italic *porkos, from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos.

terrible, dirty, bad (used as a curse or swearword)


nocciolo

Probably derived from Latin nucleus (perhaps the variant form nuculeus), from nux (“nut”), or from the diminutive nucleolus; alternatively from nuceu(m), nuceus (“of nuts”), with influence from nocciola. Compare Sicilian nòzzulu.

uxi

il nòcciolo di un'albicocca ― an apricot kernel


corgi

Borrowed from English corgi, from Welsh corgi, a compound of cor (“dwarf”) and ci (“dog”).


ocelot

Unadapted borrowing from French ocelot, a word formed by Buffon from Nahuatl ōcēlōtl (“jaguar”).


leone

it-noun

leone m (plural leoni, feminine leonessa, diminutive leoncèllo or leoncìno)

leoni (plural)
leonessa (feminine)
leoncèllo (diminutive)
leoncìno (diminutive)

(astrology) Leo, the Zodiac sign for the lion, covering July 23 - August 22


ibis

From Latin ībis, from Ancient Greek ἶβις (îbis), from Egyptian hbj.


chimera

From Latin chimaera, from Ancient Greek Χίμαιρα (Khímaira).

chimaera, a kind of shark of the genus Chimaera


scimmia

scimmia f (plural scimmie, augmentative scimmione)

scimmie (plural)
scimmione (augmentative)

From earlier scimia, Latin sīmia, from Ancient Greek σῑμός (sīmós, “snub-nosed”). For more examples of initial s- palatalized to sci-, see scialiva, scempio, sciringa (doublet of siringa). Compare Sicilian scìmia.

der

Bisognerebbe mandarci a visitarlo tutti gli allievi di Hitler e di Stalin, i quali furono a loro volta modeste scimmie di Licurgo, il vero caposcuola dei totalitari

1959, Indro Montanelli, “Capitolo tredicesimo: Licurgo [Thirteenth Chapter: Lykourgos]”, in Storia dei Greci [History of the Greeks], 39th edition, Milan, published 1973, page 122:

It [Sparta] should be visited by every disciple of Hitler and Stalin, who in turn were but small apers of Lykourgos, the true founder of totalitarians


vitello

→ Ottoman Turkish: ودله (vedela)

From Latin vitellus. Compare French veau, Romanian vițel, Catalan vedella .


macaco

From Portuguese macaco, possibly from a Bantu language.


addax

Unadapted borrowing from Latin addax, apparently from an African language.


maki

Borrowed from French maki, from Malagasy maka.


mammifero

it-adj

mammifero (feminine mammifera, masculine plural mammiferi, feminine plural mammifere)

mammifera (feminine)
mammiferi (masculine plural)
mammifere (feminine plural)


capra

From Latin capra, from its masculine version caper, from Proto-Italic *kapros, from Proto-Indo-European *kápros.


calliope

From Calliope, from Latin Calliopē, from Ancient Greek Καλλιόπη (Kalliópē), Muse of eloquence and epic poetry.

Calliope calliope
Calliope calliope#Translingual

the bird Calliope calliope: Siberian rubythroat


wallaby

Unadapted borrowing from English wallaby, from Dharug wollabi.


zafferano

Borrowed from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān).

bor+

lesser black-backed gull
lesser black-backed gull


daino

Borrowed from Old French daine, daim, from Late Latin dāmus, from Latin dāma.


bambino

it-noun

bambinóne<t:large child; child-like person>

bambino m (plural bambini, feminine bambina, diminutive bambinétto (“smallish child”) or bambinùccio (“baby”), augmentative bambinóne (“large child; child-like person”), pejorative bambinàccio, endearing bambinèllo)

bambini (plural)
bambina (feminine)
bambinétto (diminutive)
bambinùccio (diminutive)
bambinóne (augmentative)
bambinàccio (pejorative)
bambinèllo (endearing)

→ English: bambino

→ French: bambin

→ Sicilian: bamminu, vamminu

Onomatopoeic bambo for the first stammerings of children, plus -ino (diminutive suffix).


moffetta

Probably from a diminutive of muffa (“mildew, mold”), itself of Germanic/Lombardic origin.


serpente

From Latin serpentem, from serpō (“crawl, creep”), from Proto-Indo-European *serp-.


Stregatto

Blend of strega (“witch, sorceress”) + gatto (“cat”).


condor

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish cóndor.


orca

(nautical, historical) hulk (large ship used for transportation)


barbo

barbel (freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae)


cervo

it-noun

cervo m (plural cervi, feminine cerva, diminutive cervétto or cervìno, augmentative cervóne)

cervi (plural)
cerva (feminine)
cervétto (diminutive)
cervìno (diminutive)
cervóne (augmentative)

From Latin cervus, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂wós, from the root *ḱerh₂- (“horn”).


salmone

salmon, especially the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)


boga

desc

→ Tunisian Arabic: بوقة (būga, “bogue, Boops boops”)

From Late Latin bōca, from Ancient Greek βῶκα (bôka), from βοῦς (boûs, “ox”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “eye, view”).


pulcinella di mare

After its appearance, said to resemble that of theatrical character Pulcinella.

Fratercula arctica
Fratercula arctica#Translingual


gattino

it-noun

gattino m (plural gattini, feminine gattina)

From gatto (“cat”) + -ino (diminutive suffix).


agama

From New Latin Agama, from Sranan Tongo agama (“lizard”), from a Gbe language; compare Ewe agama (“chameleon”).


cigno

From Latin cygnus, cycnus, ultimately from Ancient Greek κύκνος (kúknos, “swan”).

any member of the Cygnus taxonomic genus – swan


alice

From Latin allēc (“fish sauce”), or alternatively from hallex, hallecem.


argentina

desc

→ Tunisian Arabic: أرجنتينا (ʔarjantīna, “argentine, Argentina sphyraena”)


acciuga

Borrowed from Ligurian anciôa, from Vulgar Latin *apiuva, from Latin aphyē, from Ancient Greek ἀφύη (aphúē).

Engraulis encrasicolus
Engraulis encrasicolus#Translingual

anchovy (any of the fish in the family Engraulidae family), particularly European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus)


lamia

From Latin lamia, from Ancient Greek λάμια (lámia).

vernacular name of several species of fish:

(Tuscan) Synonym of canesca (“school shark”)

(Sicily) Synonym of rana pescatrice (“anglerfish”)

(Liguria) Synonym of bandiera rossa (“red bandfish”)


colombo

it-noun

colombo m (plural colombi, diminutive colombino)


quokka

Setonix brachyurus
Setonix brachyurus#Translingual


noki

Procavia capensis
Procavia capensis#Translingual

dassie rat, rock rat (Procavia capensis)


velociraptor

Borrowed from Latin vēlōcem raptōrem (literally “quick thief”).


papero

it-noun

papero m (plural paperi, feminine papera, diminutive paperétto or paperìno or paperòtto or paperòttolo or paperùccio, augmentative paperóne, pejorative paperàccio)

paperi (plural)
papera (feminine)
paperétto (diminutive)
paperìno (diminutive)
paperòtto (diminutive)
paperòttolo (diminutive)
paperùccio (diminutive)
paperóne (augmentative)
paperàccio (pejorative)

Of onomatopoeic origin. Compare with Spanish parpar (“to quack”).


volpe

volpe f (plural volpi, diminutive volpétta or volpìna or volpìno m or volpicèlla or volpicìno m, augmentative volpóna or volpóne m, pejorative volpàccia; volponàccia or volponàccio m, diminutive-augmentative volpacchiòtta or volpacchiòtto)

volpi (plural)
volpétta (diminutive)
volpìna (diminutive)
volpìno (diminutive masculine)
volpicèlla (diminutive)
volpicìno (diminutive masculine)
volpóna (augmentative)
volpóne (augmentative masculine)
volpàccia (pejorative)

From Latin vulpēs (accusative vulpem) from earlier volpēs, from Proto-Italic *wolpis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl(o)p ~ *h₂ulp (“(red) fox”).


fusa

(music) quasihemidemisemiquaver, semihemidemisemiquaver (hundred twenty-eighth note)


breme

Borrowed from Old French bresme. See French brème.


delfino

→ Romanian: delfin


apar

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish apar, from Old Tupi.

Synonym of mataco (“southern three-banded armadillo”)


vampiro

Borrowed from French vampire, from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr, from Proto-Slavic *ǫpyrь.


corvo

From Latin corvus, from Proto-Italic *korwos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂wós.


tordo

→⇒ Armenian: տորդիկ (tordik)

From Latin turdus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *trosdos.


kha-nyou

kha-nyou, Laotian rock rat, rat squirrel


rodeo

bitterling (any fish of the genus Rhodeus)


cinghiale

From an earlier *singhiale, *singhiare, from Vulgar Latin *singlāris, from syncopation of Latin singulāris [porcus]. Compare Catalan senglar, Occitan singlar, French sanglier, Friulian cenglâr. Doublet of singolare.


sitatunga

sitatunga, marsh buck (Tragelaphus spekii)


terrier

Borrowed from English terrier, from French (chien) terrier.


orso

non vendere la pelle dell'orso prima di averlo ucciso


grizzly

Unadapted borrowing from English grizzly.


dogo

From a confluence of English dog and French dogue.


spatola

Borrowed from Late Latin spatula, diminutive of Latin spatha. Compare spalla, an inherited doublet.


ghepardo

From French guépard, from Italian gattopardo.


cammello

From Vulgar Latin *camellus, from Latin camēlus, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος (kámēlos), of Semitic origin.


pecora

pecore (plural)
ariete (masculine)
montone (masculine)

From Latin pecora, neuter plural of pecus (“cattle”), from pecū, from Proto-Indo-European *peḱu- (“livestock, domestic animals”).


cavallo

it-noun

cavallìno,cavallétto<q:only in specific meanings>

cavallo m (plural cavalli, feminine cavalla, diminutive cavallìno or cavallétto, augmentative cavallóne or cavallòtto, pejorative cavallàccio, endearing-derogatory cavallùccio)

cavalli (plural)
cavalla (feminine)
cavallìno (diminutive)
cavallétto (diminutive)
cavallóne (augmentative)
cavallòtto (augmentative)
cavallàccio (pejorative)

→ Alemannic German: Kawall

→ Greek: καβάλος (kaválos)

From Late Latin caballus (“horse”), from Latin caballus (“pack horse”), of disputed origin. Compare Portuguese cavalo.


cagna

cagna f (plural cagne, masculine cane, diminutive cagnétta or cagnòla or cagnolìna)

cagne (plural)
cane (masculine)
cagnétta (diminutive)
cagnòla (diminutive)
cagnolìna (diminutive)

→ Franco-Provençal: cagne


mucca

Uncertain, possibly a merging of muggire and vacca, or from Alemannic German Mugg. Compare English moo cow.


tonno

From Late Latin tunnus, from Latin thunnus, thynnus, from Ancient Greek θύννος (thúnnos).

(ichthyology) any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus


moscardino

dormouse, common dormouse, hazel dormouse


triglia

From Ancient Greek τρίγλη (tríglē, “mullet”).


sardina

desc

→ Tunisian Arabic: سردينة (sardīna, “sardine, Sardina pilchardus”)

→ German: Sardine

Sardina pilchardus
Sardina pilchardus#Translingual


orata

→ Tunisian Arabic: أوراطا (ʔūrāṭa, “sea bream, Sparus aurata”)

From Vulgar Latin *orāta, from Latin aurāta. Compare Spanish dorado, Portuguese dourada, French daurade, Dalmatian ourata.

Sparus aurata
Sparus aurata#Translingual


merluzzo

È nel periodo che va da gennaio ad aprile che il miglior merluzzo viene catturato e trasformato in stoccafisso secondo il metodo tradizionale.

It is in this period, from January to April, that the best quality cod is caught, and the best traditional stockfish is made.


trota

From Late Latin tructa, possibly from Ancient Greek τρώκτης (trṓktēs).

Le specie presenti sono la trota fario, il salmerino alpino (protetto) e la trota mormorata.

The species present are river trout, arctic char (protected) and marble trout.


struzzo

→ Hungarian: strucc

→ Romanian: struț

From Latin strūthiō, from Ancient Greek στρουθίων (strouthíōn).


airone

Partly from French héron, partly from Lombardic heigaro.


anatra selvatica

it-noun

anatra selvatica f (plural anatre selvatiche)


fagiano

fagiano m (plural fagiani, feminine fagiana)

→ Hungarian: fácán

→ Maltese: faġan

From Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός (phasianós).


coniglio

coniglio m (plural conigli, feminine coniglia)

→ Greek: κουνέλι (kounéli)

→ Sardinian: conigliu

Ultimately from Latin cunīculus. Judging by its /ʎʎ/, borrowed via a Western Romance language, perhaps some variety of Gallo-Italic. Doublet of cunicolo.


rospo

Uncertain, possibly derived from Proto-West Germanic *ruspōn (“to make a sound, croak”). Compare Old High German rospōn (“to croak, rustle, chatter”), Middle Low German rospen (“to croak, belch”).


maiale

it-noun

maiale m (plural maiali, feminine maiala)

→? Maltese: majjal

From Latin maiālis, from the goddess Maia.

Un caso di salmonellosi in un maiale è inoltre stato annunciato.

In addition, a case of salmonellosis was reported in one pig.


lepre

la lepre venne distanziata dalla testuggine

the hare was outdistanced by the tortoise


galgo

Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese galgo, from Vulgar Latin gallicus (canis) (“French (dog)”), derived from Gallia (“Gaul, modern-day France”). Doublet of gallico.


dragoncello

From dragone (“dragon”) + -cello (diminutive suffix).

suffix

Synonym of filaria di Medina (“Guinea worm”)

filaria di Medina
filaria di Medina#Italian


gazza

Probably from Old High German agaza (“magpie”), from Proto-Germanic *agatjō (“magpie”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”). Compare Occitan agaça/gacha, French agace, and possibly Catalan garsa.


scinco

From Latin scincos, from Ancient Greek σκίγγος (skíngos), σκίγκος (skínkos).


rinoceronte

From Latin rhīnocerōtem, from Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως (rhinókerōs), from ῥίς, ῥινός (rhís, rhinós, “nose”) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”).


pastinaca

From Latin pastinaca (“parsnip, carrot”), from pastinum (“two-pronged fork”); related to pastināre (“to dig up the ground”).


drago

From earlier draco, from Latin dracō, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn). Compare dragone, from the Latin accusative form.

E' Guelfi soli di Fiorenza usaron per generale insegna la rossa sopra un drago verde

16ᵗʰ century, Vincenzo Borghini, Dell'arme delle famiglie fiorentine, Florence: Pietro Gaet. Viviani, published 1755, page 44, collected in Discorsi di monsignore D. Vincenzio Borghini - parte seconda:

And the Guelphs of Florence alone used a red one [eagle] above a green dragon as their coat of arms

(zoology) any lizard of the Draco taxonomic genus


tricheco

From modern scientific Latin trichechus, a term derived by Linnaeus from Greek.


bradipo

→ Esperanto: bradipo
→ Ido: bradipo

Learned borrowing from Latin bradypus, from Ancient Greek. Compare Greek βραδύπους (vradýpous, literally “slow foot”).


bovaro

it-noun

bovaro m (plural bovari, feminine bovara)


bracco

From Proto-Germanic *brakko (“setter”). Compare French braque (“pointer”).


bovino

it-adj

bovino (feminine bovina, masculine plural bovini, feminine plural bovine)

bovina (feminine)
bovini (masculine plural)
bovine (feminine plural)


bufalo

From Late Latin bufalus, from Latin būbalus, from Ancient Greek βούβαλος (boúbalos) "antelope, wild ox".


cavia

From New Latin Cavia, from Old Galician-Portuguese çavia (“the spiny rat”), from Old Tupi saujá. Compare Portuguese sauiá.


golo

From Latin galbulus. See also gaulo and gravolo.

Synonym of gruccione (“European bee-eater”)


fennec

Borrowed from French fennec, from Arabic فَنَك (fanak).


fringuello

it-noun

fringuello m (plural fringuelli, diminutive fringuellino or fringuellétto)

fringuelli (plural)
fringuellino (diminutive)
fringuellétto (diminutive)


cincia

cincia f (plural cince, diminutive cinciarèlla or cincina)

cince (plural)
cinciarèlla (diminutive)
cincina (diminutive)


gheppio

Borrowed from Ancient Greek αἰγυπιός (aigupiós). Compare ghezzo < Αἰγύπτιος (Aigúptios). Documented in Italian since 1336–8.


gabbiano

From a derivative of Latin gāvia, possibly a Vulgar Latin root *gavianus. Compare Italian gavotta (“sort of red mullet”).


passero

From Latin passer remodeled as a third-declension noun, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *p(e)t-tro- (“who flies, bird”), from *peth₂- (“to fly”).


nibbio

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *niblus, syncopated form of Latin nibulus, from an alteration of Latin milvus.

Il nibbio e li altri uccelli che battan poco le alie, vanno cercando il corso del vento e quando il vento regnia in alto, allora essi fieno veduti in grande altura, e se regnia basso, essi stanno bassi.

c. 1500, Leonardo da Vinci, “Il volo”, in G. Fumagalli, editor, Leonardo Prosatore, scelta di scritti Vinciani, Milan: Albrighi, published 1915, →OCLC, page 123:

The kite and the other birds that seldom flap their wings, look for the flow of the wind and when the wind reigns high, then they will be seen at great heights, and if it reigns low, they stay low.


cinciallegra

From cincia (“tit”) + allegra (“happy”, “joyous”).


picchio

From Vulgar Latin *pīccus, from Latin pīcus, influenced by picchiare. Perhaps derived by means of a hypothetical *pīcculus.


forapaglie

Verb-object compound, composed of fora (“to pierce”) + paglie (“stalk of straw”).


falco di palude

it-noun

falco di palude m (plural falchi di palude)


codibugnolo

From coda (“tail”) + bugnolo (“small basket”).


cicogna gozzuta

it-noun

cicogna gozzuta f (plural cicogne gozzute)


sparviere

Of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *sparwaraz (“sparrow-hawk”), from *sparwô (“sparrow”) + *arô (“eagle”). Compare French épervier. Cognate with sparrow.


astore

Borrowed from Old Occitan austor, from Vulgar Latin *acceptōrem, modification of Latin accipiter (“hawk”). Unlikely to derive from Latin astŭrem (“type of hawk”), considering its stress position.

Eutriorchis astur
Eutriorchis astur#Translingual

Madagascan serpent eagle (Eutriorchis astur)


cicogna

From Latin cicōnia, derived from Proto-Indo-European *kekoh₂n-, from the root *keh₂n- (“to sing”).


uria

From Ancient Greek οὐρία (ouría, a kind of duck).


avvoltoio monaco

it-noun

avvoltoio monaco m (plural avvoltoi monaci)

Eurasian black vulture
Eurasian black vulture

Aegypius monachus
Aegypius monachus#Translingual

monk vulture, Eurasian black vulture, black vulture, cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus)


anatra mandarina

anatra mandarina f (plural anatre mandarine)


pinguino imperatore

pinguino imperatore m (plural pinguini imperatori)


canapiglia

From canapa (“hemp”), for the greyish-whitish color of its feathers.

Mareca strepera
Mareca strepera#Translingual

Anas strepera
Anas strepera#Translingual

gadwall (Mareca strepera, syn. Anas strepera)


airone cenerino

airone cenerino m (plural aironi cenerini)

Ardea cinerea
Ardea cinerea#Translingual


airone rosso

Ardea purpurea
Ardea purpurea#Translingual


allodola

From a Vulgar Latin *alaudula, the diminutive of Latin alauda (“lark”), of Gaulish origin. Doublet of alauda.

Alauda arvensis
Alauda arvensis#Translingual


marzaiola

Anas querquedula
Anas querquedula#Translingual


martin pescatore

martin pescatore m (plural martin pescatori)


pinguino reale

pinguino reale m (plural pinguini reali)


pinguino

Borrowed from French pingouin, from Dutch pinguïn.


gufo delle nevi

gufo delle nevi m (plural gufi delle nevi)

Bubo scandiacus
Bubo scandiacus#Translingual


francolino

desctree

→ French: francolin
→ Dutch: frankolijn
→ English: francolin


francolino di monte

it-noun

francolino di monte m (plural francolini di monte)


falco coda rossa

falco coda rossa m (plural falchi coda rossa)


poiana calzata

poiana calzata f (plural poiane calzate)

rough-legged buzzard
rough-legged buzzard

Buteo lagopus
Buteo lagopus#Translingual


airone guardabuoi

airone guardabuoi m (plural aironi guardabuoi)

Bubulcus ibis
Bubulcus ibis#Translingual


falco pescatore

falco pescatore m (plural falchi pescatori)


tarabuso

tarabuso m (plural tarabusi, diminutive tarabusino)

tarabusi (plural)
tarabusino (diminutive)


cardinale rosso

cardinale rosso m (plural cardinali rossi)


fanello nordico

fanello nordico m (plural fanelli nordici)


verdone

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

affix

Chloris chloris
Chloris chloris#Translingual

European greenfinch, greenfinch (Chloris chloris)


cardinale

From Late Latin cardinālis (“cardinal; chief presbyter”).


ciuffolotto scarlatto

it-noun

ciuffolotto scarlatto m (plural ciuffolotti scarlatti)

Carpodacus erythrinus
Carpodacus erythrinus#Translingual

common rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus)


verdone di Cina

verdone di Cina m (plural verdoni di Cina)


casuario uniappendicolato

casuario uniappendicolato m (plural casuari uniappendicolati)

single-wattled cassowary
single-wattled cassowary

northern cassowary or single-wattled cassowary


casuario australiano

casuario australiano m (plural casuari australiani)

double-wattled cassowary
double-wattled cassowary

southern cassowary or double-wattled cassowary


avvoltoio collorosso

avvoltoio collorosso m (plural avvoltoi collorossi)


cicogna bianca

cicogna bianca f (plural cicogne bianche)


airone bianco maggiore

airone bianco maggiore m (plural aironi bianchi maggiori)

great egret, great white egret, white heron, or common egret (Ardea alba, syn. Casmerodius albus)


casuario di Bennett

casuario di Bennett m (plural casuari di Bennett)


merlo acquaiolo

merlo acquaiolo m (plural merli acquaioli)

white-throated dipper
white-throated dipper

Cinclus cinclus
Cinclus cinclus#Translingual


ciuffolotto

From ciufolare, archaic variant of zufolare (“to whistle”).

Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Pyrrhula pyrrhula#Translingual

Eurasian bullfinch, bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)


biancone

any within the subfamily Circaetinae of snake eagles


albanella reale

albanella reale f (plural albanelle reali)


albanella minore

albanella minore f (plural albanelle minori)


colombaccio

From colomba (“dove”) + -accio (pejorative suffix).

suffix

Columba palumbus
Columba palumbus#Translingual

wood pigeon, ringdove (Columba palumbus)


cigno selvatico

it-noun

cigno selvatico m (plural cigni selvatici)

Cygnus cygnus
Cygnus cygnus#Translingual


taccola

Pisum sativum
Pisum sativum#Translingual


taccola

Borrowed from Lombardic tahā, tahhala. Compare German Dohle (“jackdaw”).

Coloeus monedula
Coloeus monedula#Translingual


piccione

→ Greek: πιτσούνι (pitsoúni)

→ Sardinian: piccione

→ Slavomolisano: pičun

→ Spanish: pichón

Borrowed from Neapolitan piccione, from Latin pīpiōnem. Doublet of pippione.

a pigeon; more accurately the rock pigeon, feral pigeon or domestic pigeon


emù

Borrowed from French émou, from English emu.

Dromaius novaehollandiae
Dromaius novaehollandiae#Translingual


pettirosso

From petto (“chest, breast”) + rosso (“red”).


lodolaio

Falco subbuteo
Falco subbuteo#Translingual

the hobby or Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo)


pinguino saltarocce

pinguino saltarocce m (plural pinguini saltarocce)


pinguino crestato

pinguino crestato m (plural pinguini crestati)

erect-crested penguin
erect-crested penguin


pinguino saltatore

pinguino saltatore m (plural pinguini saltatori)


pinguino macaroni

pinguino macaroni m (plural pinguini macaroni)


pinguino minore

pinguino minore m (plural pinguini minori)


falco pellegrino

falco pellegrino m (plural falchi pellegrini)


pinguino dal becco grosso

pinguino dal becco grosso m (plural pinguini dal becco grosso)

Fiordland crested penguin
Fiordland crested penguin

Fiordland penguin or Fiordland crested penguin


pinguino del Fiordland

pinguino del Fiordland m (plural pinguini del Fiordland)


lanario

Borrowed from Latin lānārius (19th century).


falco della regina

falco della regina m (plural falchi della regina)


pinguino fronte dorata

pinguino fronte dorata m (plural pinguini fronti dorate)


fulmaro

New Latin, from Old Norse full (“foul”) + mar (“gull”), from its aroma.


pinguino delle Snares

pinguino delle Snares m (plural pinguini delle Snares)

Snares crested penguin
Snares crested penguin

Snares Islands penguin
Snares Islands penguin

Snares penguin, Snares crested penguin or Snares Islands penguin


strolaga mezzana

strolaga mezzana f (plural strolaghe mezzane)

black-throated diver
black-throated diver

Gavia arctica
Gavia arctica#Translingual

black-throated diver, Arctic loon (Gavia arctica)


gallinella d'acqua

gallinella d'acqua f (plural gallinelle d'acqua)


strolaga maggiore

strolaga maggiore f (plural strolaghe maggiori)

great northern diver
great northern diver

great northern diver, common loon (Gavia immer)


strolaga minore

strolaga minore f (plural strolaghe minori)

Gavia stellata
Gavia stellata#Translingual

red-throated diver, red-throated loon (Gavia stellata)


strolaga beccogiallo

strolaga beccogiallo f (plural strolaghe beccogiallo)

Gavia adamsii
Gavia adamsii#Translingual


ibis eremita

Geronticus eremita
Geronticus eremita#Translingual

northern bald ibis, hermit ibis or waldrapp (Geronticus eremita)


strolaga

Perhaps a blend of strologo, strolago (“furtuneteller”) + folaga (“coot”).

Near-synonyms: gavide, gaviforme


ghiandaia

From Late Latin glandāria, from glandārius (“pertaining to acorns”), derived from Latin glāns (“acorn, nut”).

Garrulus glandarius
Garrulus glandarius#Translingual


corriere

→ Middle French: corier

→ English: courier

desctree

French: courrier
→ Danish: kurer
→ Polish: kurier
→ Turkish: kurye

→ Middle High German: kurier

German: Kurier


aquila urlatrice

it-noun

aquila urlatrice f (plural aquile urlatrici)


aquila di mare di Steller

aquila di mare di Steller f (plural aquile di mare di Steller)


aquila pescatrice africana

aquila pescatrice africana f (plural aquile pescatrici africane)

Haliaeetus vocifer
Haliaeetus vocifer#Translingual


aquila pescatrice del Madagascar

aquila pescatrice del Madagascar f (plural aquile pescatrici del Madagascar)

aquile pescatrici del Madagascar (plural)

Madagascan fish eagle
Madagascan fish eagle


rondine comune

rondine comune m (plural rondini comuni)


aquila di Haast

aquila di Haast f (plural aquile di Haast)


aquila arpia

Harpia harpyja
Harpia harpyja#Translingual

harpy eagle, or the American harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja)


cavaliere d'Italia

cavaliere d'Italia m (plural cavalieri d'Italia)


aquila del Bonelli

aquila del Bonelli f (plural aquile del Bonelli)


aquila gigante della Nuova Zelanda

aquila gigante della Nuova Zelanda f (plural aquile giganti della Nuova Zelanda)

aquile giganti della Nuova Zelanda (plural)


aquila di mare a coda bianca

aquila di mare a coda bianca f (plural aquile di mare a coda bianca)

white-tailed sea eagle
white-tailed sea eagle

white-tailed eagle, sea eagle, erne or white-tailed sea eagle


pernice bianca

pernice bianca f (plural pernici bianche)


averla cenerina

averla cenerina f (plural averle cenerine)


averla piccola

averla piccola f (plural averle piccole)

Lanius collurio
Lanius collurio#Translingual


averla maggiore

averla maggiore f (plural averle maggiori)


gabbiano reale

gabbiano reale m (plural gabbiani reali)


averla capirossa

averla capirossa f (plural averle capirossa)

Lanius senator
Lanius senator#Translingual


gabbiano comune

gabbiano comune m (plural gabbiani comuni)


pettazzurro

From petto (“chest, breast”) + azzurro (“azure, blue”).


pernice

→ Alemannic German: Parniise

Inherited from Latin perdīcem (“partridge”), from Ancient Greek πέρδιξ (pérdix, “partridge”).


usignolo

From earlier lusignolo, lusignuolo, from Vulgar Latin *lusciniolus, derived from Latin luscinia. Compare rosignolo.


averla

shrike (any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae)


averla

it-verb

avérla (pronominal, first-person singular present (with syntactic gemination after the verb) la hò, first-person singular past historic la èbbi or la ébbi, past participle avùto, first-person singular future la avrò, first-person singular subjunctive la àbbia, second-person singular imperative àbbila, auxiliary avére)

avérla (canonical)
la hò (first-person present singular)
la èbbi (first-person historic past singular)
la ébbi (first-person historic past singular)
avùto (participle past)
la avrò (first-person future singular)
la àbbia (first-person singular subjunctive)
àbbila (imperative second-person singular)
avére (auxiliary)
avérla (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
avèndola (gerund)
avènte (participle present)
abbiènte (participle present)
avùto (participle past)
la hò (first-person indicative present singular)
la hài (indicative present second-person singular)
la hà (indicative present singular third-person)
la abbiàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
la avéte (indicative plural present second-person)
la hànno (indicative plural present third-person)
la avévo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
la avévi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
la avéva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
la avevàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
la avevàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
la avévano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
la èbbi (first-person historic indicative past singular)
la ébbi (first-person historic indicative past singular)
la avésti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
la èbbe (historic indicative past singular third-person)
la ébbe (historic indicative past singular third-person)
la avémmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
la avéste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
la èbbero (historic indicative past plural third-person)
la ébbero (historic indicative past plural third-person)
la avrò (first-person future indicative singular)
la avrài (future indicative second-person singular)
la avrà (future indicative singular third-person)
la avrémo (first-person future indicative plural)
la avréte (future indicative plural second-person)
la avrànno (future indicative plural third-person)
la avrèi (conditional first-person present singular)
la avrésti (conditional present second-person singular)
la avrèbbe (conditional present singular third-person)
la avrébbe (conditional present singular third-person)
la avrémmo (conditional first-person plural present)
la avréste (conditional plural present second-person)
la avrèbbero (conditional plural present third-person)
la avrébbero (conditional plural present third-person)
la àbbia (first-person present singular subjunctive)
la àbbia (present second-person singular subjunctive)
la àbbia (present singular subjunctive third-person)
la abbiàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
la abbiàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
la àbbiano (plural present subjunctive third-person)
la avéssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
la avéssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
la avésse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
la avéssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
la avéste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
la avéssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
àbbila (imperative second-person singular)
la àbbia (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
abbiàmola (first-person imperative plural)
abbiàtela (imperative plural second-person)
la àbbiano (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
avérla (imperative negative second-person singular)
la avére (imperative negative second-person singular)
la àbbia (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
abbiàmola (first-person imperative negative plural)
la abbiàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
abbiàtela (imperative negative plural second-person)
la abbiàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
la àbbiano (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

(archaic) Alternative form of avercela (“to hold a grudge”) [with con]


pinguino degli antipodi

it-noun

pinguino degli antipodi m (plural pinguini degli antipodi)


pinguino occhigialli

pinguino occhigialli m (plural pinguini occhigialli)


sparviero dei pipistrelli

sparviero dei pipistrelli m (plural sparvieri dei pipistrelli)

Macheiramphus alcinus
Macheiramphus alcinus#Translingual


gruccione

Merops apiaster
Merops apiaster#Translingual


passero solitario

passero solitario m (plural passeri solitari)


sula bassana

Morus bassanus
Morus bassanus#Translingual


fringuello alpino

fringuello alpino m (plural fringuelli alpini)

white-winged snowfinch
white-winged snowfinch

snowfinch, properly the white-winged snowfinch


pigliamosche

Verb-object compound, composed of piglia (“to grab”) + mosche (“flies”).


ballerina gialla

it-noun

ballerina gialla f (plural ballerine gialle)

Motacilla cinerea
Motacilla cinerea#Translingual


ballerina bianca

ballerina bianca f (plural ballerine bianche)

Motacilla alba
Motacilla alba#Translingual


lince

Borrowed from Latin lynx, whence also Doublet of lonza (inherited).


foca

From Latin phōca, from Ancient Greek φώκη (phṓkē). Compare French phoque.


capovaccaio

Neophron percnopterus
Neophron percnopterus#Translingual

Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus)


culbianco

From cul(o) (“butt, behind”) + bianco (“white”).

compound

Oenanthe oenanthe
Oenanthe oenanthe#Translingual


nocciolaia

Nucifraga caryocatactes
Nucifraga caryocatactes#Translingual

spotted nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes)


nitticora

From translingual Nycticorax, from Ancient Greek νυκτικόραξ (nuktikórax, “night crow”).

der

black-crowned night heron
black-crowned night heron

Nycticorax nycticorax
Nycticorax nycticorax#Translingual

black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)


assiolo

From Latin axiō + -olo (diminutive suffix).


rigogolo

From Vulgar Latin *aurigalbulus (literally “golden-yellow bird”), derived from Latin aurum (“gold”) + galbulus (“yellow bird”).

compound

Oriolus oriolus
Oriolus oriolus#Translingual


dugongo

Borrowed from English dugong, from Tagalog dugong, from Cebuano dugong.


tartaruga

→ Galician: tartaruga

→ Portuguese: tartaruga

→ Spanish: tartaruga

From Late Latin tartarucha, feminine form of tartaruchus, a mythological spirit of Greek origin, from Ancient Greek ταρταροῦχος (tartaroûkhos, “inhabitant of Tartarus”), from Τάρταρος (Tártaros). Compare French tortue, Spanish tortuga.

der

(military) testudo (Roman military formation)

(cooking) type of bread roll having a pattern of criss-cross incisions

addominali a tartaruga
addominali a tartaruga#Italian

(colloquial) Clipping of addominali a tartaruga (“six pack”).


cincia dal ciuffo

it-noun

cincia dal ciuffo f (plural cince dal ciuffo)


cincia bigia alpestre

cincia bigia alpestre f (plural cince bigie alpestri)


passero mattugio

Passer montanus
Passer montanus#Translingual


passero italiano

passero italiano m (plural passeri italiani)


passera sarda

Passer hispaniolensis
Passer hispaniolensis#Translingual


passera spagnola

passera spagnola f (plural passere spagnole)


passera d'Italia

passera d'Italia f (plural passere d'Italia)


passero domestico

passero domestico m (plural passeri domestici)


cardinale ciuffo rosso

cardinale ciuffo rosso m (plural cardinali ciuffo rosso)


falco pecchiaiolo

falco pecchiaiolo m (plural falchi pecchiaioli)


pellicano comune

pellicano comune m (plural pellicani comuni)

great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)

Pelecanus onocrotalus
Pelecanus onocrotalus#Translingual


pavone

pavone m (plural pavoni, feminine pavona or pavonessa)

pavoni (plural)
pavona (feminine)
pavonessa (feminine)

→ Bulgarian: пау́н (paún)

→ Macedonian: паун (paun)

→ Sardinian: pavoni, povoni (Campidanese)

→ Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic script: паун

Latin script: paun


fagiano comune

fagiano comune m (plural fagiani comuni)


picchio cenerino

picchio cenerino m (plural picchi cenerini)

grey-headed woodpecker
grey-headed woodpecker


svasso maggiore

svasso maggiore m (plural svassi maggiori)


svasso piccolo

svasso piccolo m (plural svassi piccoli)


spatola minore

spatola minore f (plural spatole minori)


zigolo delle nevi

zigolo delle nevi m (plural zigoli delle nevi)


voltolino

(zoology) a bird from the Porzana genus, usually a crake


ciuffolotto delle pinete

ciuffolotto delle pinete m (plural ciuffolotti delle pinete)

Pinicola enucleator
Pinicola enucleator#Translingual


mignattaio

From mignatta (“leech”) + -aio (suffix denoting an occupation). The zoological sense derived from the archaic belief that the bird fed on leeches.

suffix

Plegadis falcinellus
Plegadis falcinellus#Translingual


criceto

Borrowed from translingual Cricetus, from Czech křeček.

ruota del criceto


rondine montana

it-noun

rondine montana f (plural rondini montane)


petrello di Madera

petrello di Madera m (plural petrelli di Madera)


petrello

great-winged petrel Pterodroma macroptera

Juan Fernández petrel Pterodroma externa

Hawaiian petrel Pterodroma sandwichensis

white-necked petrel Pterodroma cervicalis

black-winged petrel Pterodroma nigripennis

Masatierra petrel Pterodroma defilippiana

Mangareva petrel ?†Pterodroma leucoptera


berta minore mediterranea

berta minore mediterranea f (plural berte minori mediterranee)

Puffinus yelkouan
Puffinus yelkouan#Translingual


gracchio corallino

gracchio corallino m (plural gracchi corallini)

chough, red-billed chough or Cornish chough


avocetta

→ French: avocette
→ English: avocet

→ Portuguese: avoceta

→ Spanish: avoceta

Possibly from a corruption of Latin avis (“bird”).


gracchio alpino

gracchio alpino m (plural gracchi alpini)


topino

Riparia riparia
Riparia riparia#Translingual

sand martin or bank swallow, Riparia riparia


gabbiano tridattilo

gabbiano tridattilo m (plural gabbiani tridattili)

black-legged kittiwake
black-legged kittiwake

kittiwake, properly the black-legged kittiwake


saltimpalo

From saltare (“to jump”) + in (“in”) + palo (“stake, post”).


gufo sghignazzante

it-noun

gufo sghignazzante m (plural gufi sghignazzanti)


beccaccia

woodcock, properly the Eurasian woodcock


canarino

canarino del Mozambico o canarino frontegialla

Serinus canaria
Serinus canaria#Translingual


verzellino

From verde (“green”), with an influence from verza (“Savoy cabbage”).

Serinus serinus
Serinus serinus#Translingual


canarino solferino

canarino solferino m (plural canarini solferini)


canarino solforato

canarino solforato m (plural canarini solforati)


canarino del Mozambico

canarino del Mozambico m (plural canarini del Mozambico)

yellow-fronted canary or green singing finch


picchio muratore

picchio muratore m (plural picchi muratori)


pinguino delle Galapagos

pinguino delle Galapagos m (plural pinguini delle Galapagos)


pinguino africano

pinguino africano m (plural pinguini africani)


pinguino del Capo

pinguino del Capo m (plural pinguini del Capo)


pinguino di Humboldt

pinguino di Humboldt m (plural pinguini di Humboldt)


pinguino di Magellano

pinguino di Magellano m (plural pinguini di Magellano)


rondine di mare

rondine di mare f (plural rondini di mare)


beccapesci

Verb-object compound, composed of becca (“to peck, to peck up”) + pesci (“fish”).


fraticello

From frate (“friar”) + -icello (diminutive suffix).


tortora dal collare orientale

it-noun

tortora dal collare orientale f (plural tortore dal collare orientale)

Eurasian collared dove
Eurasian collared dove

collared dove, properly the Eurasian collared dove


allocco

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin uluccus.


magnanina

Sylvia undata
Sylvia undata#Translingual


sterpazzola di Sardegna

it-noun

sterpazzola di Sardegna f (plural sterpazzole di Sardegna)

spectacled warbler (Sylvia conspicillata, Curruca conspicillata, Melizophilus conspicillatus)


beccafico

→ English: beccafico

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


fagiano di monte

it-noun

fagiano di monte m (plural fagiani di monte)


gallina prataiola

gallina prataiola f (plural galline prataiole)


picchio muraiolo

picchio muraiolo m (plural picchi muraioli)


merlo dal collare

merlo dal collare m (plural merli dal collare)


tordela

Turdus viscivorus
Turdus viscivorus#Translingual


scricciolo

Diminutive of Old Italian scriccio, from Lombardic *skrīko; cf. Swedish skrika (“jay”), English shrike.


cesena

Turdus pilaris
Turdus pilaris#Translingual

Columba oenas
Columba oenas#Translingual

Synonym of colombella (“stock dove (Columba oenas)”)


barbagianni

From barba (“uncle”, dialectal Northern Italy and Ticino) + Gianni (“Italian given name equivalent to Johnny”).


astore codalunga

it-noun

astore codalunga m (plural astori codalunga)

Urotriorchis macrourus
Urotriorchis macrourus#Translingual

long-tailed hawk (Urotriorchis macrourus)


arvicola delle nevi

arvicola delle nevi f (plural arvicole delle nevi)


arvicola

Borrowed from translingual Arvicola, derived from Latin arvum (“field”) + -cola (suffix indicating an inhabitant).


marmotta caligata

marmotta caligata f (plural marmotte caligate)


marmotta americana

marmotta americana f (plural marmotte americane)


marmotta

→ Mòcheno: marmota


gatto delle sabbie

gatto delle sabbie m (plural gatti delle sabbie)


lince persiana

lince persiana f (plural linci persiane)


gatto dorato asiatico

gatto dorato asiatico m (plural gatti dorati asiatici)


gatto della giungla

gatto della giungla m (plural gatti della giungla)


gatto del deserto della Cina

gatto del deserto della Cina m (plural gatti del deserto della Cina)


gatto dai piedi neri

gatto dai piedi neri m (plural gatti dai piedi neri)


uccello rapace

uccello rapace m (plural uccelli rapaci)


porcospino

From Latin porcus (“pig”) + spinus (“spine”).


orbettino

Diminutive of orbo (“blind”). Compare French orvet.


riccio

→ Catalan: rínxol

From Latin ēricius (“a hedgehog”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰḗr (“to bristle”).


basilisco

Borrowed from Latin basiliscus, from Ancient Greek βασιλίσκος (basilískos, “little king”), diminutive of βασιλεύς (basileús, “chief, king”).

basilisk, a lizard of the genus Basiliscus


tagua

pecari del Chaco
pecari del Chaco#Italian


felino

Borrowed from Latin fēlīnus (“feline”), from fēlēs (“cat”).


felino

it-adj

felino (feminine felina, masculine plural felini, feminine plural feline)

felina (feminine)
felini (masculine plural)
feline (feminine plural)


tapiro

From French tapir, from Old Tupi tapiira.


procione

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek πρό (pró, “in place of”) + κύων (kúōn, “dog”).


micio

Probably derived from mucio, a form used in southern italian dialects, from Latin mūsiō (“cat”). Isidore of Seville quotes mūsiō as the correct form and cattus as the popular (vulgar) form in his Etymologiæ.
False cognate of Albanian micë (“cat”).

micio, micio!

pussy, pussy-cat, puss (affectionate term for a cat)


antilope

New Latin [Term?], from Medieval Latin antilops, from Byzantine Greek ἀνθόλοψ (anthólops), of uncertain origin.


capibara

Borrowed from Spanish capibara; from Old Tupi kapibara.

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris#Translingual


molva

(ichthyology) any member of the Molva taxonomic genus: ling, particularly the common ling (Molva molva)


babirussa

From French babiroussa, from Malay babi rusa (“babiroussa, deer hog”).


caribù

Borrowed from Canadian French caribou, ultimately from Proto-Algonquian.


giaguaro

Coordinate term: pantera


renna

From French renne, from Icelandic hreinn.


caimano

From Spanish caimán, from Kari'na acayouman.


geco

Borrowed from English gecko, from Malay gekok (also written geˀkok or gĕkoq).


coccodrillo

→ Maltese: kukkudrill

Inherited from Latin crocodīlus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos).


squalo

Probably borrowed from Latin squālus; attested 15th century. Compare French squale.


alligatore

Borrowed from English alligator, from Early Modern English alligater, alligarta, aligarto, alegarto, alagarto, from Spanish el lagarto (“the lizard”), from Latin lacertus (“lizard”).
Doublet of lucertola (“lizard”).


cavalluccio marino

it-noun

cavalluccio marino m (plural cavallucci marini)


cavalluccio

a traditional anise cookie from Siena typically consumed at Christmas


puledro

puledro m (plural puledri, feminine puledra)

From Vulgar Latin *pullētrus, from Latin pullus (“young animal”, whence Italian pollo), likely via a Gallo-Italic language, for expected polletro.

der

whence Italian <i class="Latn mention" lang="it">pollo</i>


istrice

From Latin hystrīcem, from Ancient Greek ὕστριξ (hústrix). The porcupine exists in the wild in parts of southern Italy.

crested porcupine, European porcupine, Old World porcupine, hystricognath, porpentine


uovo di Pasqua

it-noun

uovo di Pasqua m (plural uova di Pasqua f)


cetaceo

From Latin cetus (“whale, porpoise, dolphin”), from Ancient Greek κῆτος (kêtos, “sea-monster or huge fish”).


pipistrello

→ French: pipistrelle

From the above archaic forms (with /v/ > /p/ via assimilation), from Vulgar Latin *vespertillum, diminutive from Latin vespertiliōnem.

Al chiarore dell'apertura del portone i pipistrelli schifosi svolazzavano nell'oscuro spazio, ed alcuni avean profittato del momento per sprigionarsi e solcare l'atrio colonnato del convento.

1870, Giuseppe Garibaldi, chapter XLIII, in Cantoni il volontario [Cantoni the Volunteer]:


ghiro

From Vulgar Latin glīrus (attested in the Appendix Probi), from Latin glīrem.

dormouse (especially the edible dormouse), loir


anfibio

From Latin amphibius, from Ancient Greek ἀμφίβιος (amphíbios).


procellaria

any of several seabirds of the family Procellariidae, especially the petrels, fulmars, and shearwaters


baza

Aviceda cuculoides
Aviceda cuculoides#Translingual

African cuckoo-hawk, African baza (Aviceda cuculoides)


sciacallo

Borrowed from French chacal, from Turkish çakal, from Persian شغال (šağâl), from Sanskrit सृगाल (sṛgālá, “jackal”).


mammut

From obsolete Russian мамант (mamant) (modern ма́монт (mámont)), probably from an Uralic language.


tasso

From Late Latin taxus, of Germanic origin.


zigrino

kitefin shark (marine fish of the family Dalatiidae)


cagnolino

it-noun

cagnolino m (plural cagnolini, feminine cagnolina)

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

af

(swimming, masculine singular only) dog paddle, doggy paddle


sgombro

Scomber scombrus
Scomber scombrus#Translingual


orice

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὄρυξ (órux).

(Antelopes) oryx (Orix dammah and Orix gazella)


alosa

From Latin alausa, from Gaulish *alawda.


gastrica

averla capirossa
averla capirossa#Italian

Lanius senator
Lanius senator#Translingual

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

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

Oenanthe hispanica
Oenanthe hispanica#Translingual

Synonym of monachella (“black-eared wheatear”) (Oenanthe hispanica)


tucano

it-adj

tucano (feminine tucana, masculine plural tucani, feminine plural tucane)

tucana (feminine)
tucani (masculine plural)
tucane (feminine plural)

Named after the Tucano people, whose name itself is from Tucano.


tuorlo

Il tuorlo d'uovo è una delle principali fonti della vitamina A.

Egg yolk is one of the primary sources of vitamin A.


scoiattolo

Diminutive (see -olo) of earlier scoiatto, from scoriatto, from Vulgar Latin *scuriatus, from scurius, variant of Latin sciūrus.


muflone

→ Catalan: mufló

desctree

→ French: mouflon
→ English: mouflon
→ German: Mufflon

From Late Latin mufrō (“wild sheep”), related to Latin musimō (“wild sheep”), both probably of pre-Roman origin.


granduca

→ Ottoman Turkish: غراندوقه (granduka)

Turkish: granduka

Univerbation of gran (“great; big”) + duca (“duke”).


abissino

it-adj

abissino (feminine abissina, masculine plural abissini, feminine plural abissine)

abissina (feminine)
abissini (masculine plural)
abissine (feminine plural)


certosino

Chartreux (domestic cat) (feminine: certosina)


persiano

it-noun

persiano m (plural persiani, feminine persiana)


soriano

it-adj

soriano (feminine soriana, masculine plural soriani, feminine plural soriane)

soriana (feminine)
soriani (masculine plural)
soriane (feminine plural)


soriano

it-noun

soriano m (plural soriani, feminine soriana)


nilgai

bluebuck, blaubok, blue antelope, nilgai, nilgau, blue bull (Boselaphus tragocamelus)


lontra

→ Sardinian: lontra

From a Vulgar Latin variant of Latin lutra.


colubro

(zoology) any member of the Coluber taxonomic genus


meticcio

meticcio m (plural meticci, feminine meticcia)

Remade from or influenced by French métis, from Late Latin mixtīcius, from Latin mixtus. Cf. the older form mesticcio and also misticcio. The archaic variants mestizo, mestizzo were taken from Spanish mestizo.


spermaceti

→ Turkish: ispermeçet

From Latin sperma (“sperm”) + Latin cētī (“of the whale”).


mellivora

Borrowed from translingual Mellivora, derived from Latin mellem (“honey”) + -vorus (“-eating, -devouring”, adjectival suffix).


furetto

it-noun

furetto m (plural furetti, feminine furetta)

From Vulgar Latin *furittum (“petty thief”), which is derived from Latin fūr (“thief”).
Cognate to French furet (“ferret”), Spanish hurón (“ferret”).


capriolo

any of several small European deer (but especially the roe deer)


stallone

From Frankish *stallo. Compare French étalon.

stallion (male horse kept primarily as a stud)


cappone

From Vulgar Latin *cappō, *cappōnem, from Latin cāpō. Compare English capon, French chapon, Portuguese capão, Spanish capón.


castoro

From an older castore, from Latin castōrem, from Ancient Greek Κάστωρ (Kástōr).


mastino

Borrowed from Old French mastin, from Vulgar Latin *mans'tinus < *mansuetīnus (“tamed (animal)”), from Latin mānsuetus (“tamed”).


ranocchio

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *rānucula, a diminutive from Latin rāna (“frog”), with a masculine form later becoming more widespread; by surface analysis, rana + -occhio. Compare ranuncolo.


redine

Originally the plural of archaic redina, from Early Medieval Latin retina, ultimately or directly from Latin retineō (“hold back”).


scimmione

From scimmia + -one (augmentative suffix).


segugio

From Vulgar Latin segusius (compare Portuguese sabujo, Spanish sabueso), from a Celtic language, from Proto-Celtic *sekʷetor (“to follow”), from Proto-Indo-European *sékʷetor (“to follow”) (compare Irish seach).


falcone

Il falcone, per la sua alterigia e superbia, vole signioreggiare e sopraffare tutti li altri uccelli che son di rapina, e sen desidera essere solo; e spesse volte s’è veduto il falcone assaltare l’aquila, regina delli uccelli.

c. 1500, Leonardo da Vinci, “Allegorie ed emblemi”, in G. Fumagalli, editor, Leonardo Prosatore, scelta di scritti Vinciani, Milan: Albrighi, published 1915, →OCLC, page 307:


babbuino

it-noun

babbuino m (plural babbuini, feminine babbuina)


aringa

→ Armenian: առինկ (aṙink)

→ Ottoman Turkish: رینغه

Turkish: ringa

→ Arabic: رِنْكة (rinka)

→ Armenian: ռինկա (ṙinka)

Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *hāring. First attested in the it, but in common usage only as of the 14th c.


cornacchia

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cornacla, alteration of Latin cornīcula, diminutive of cornīx.


biscia

From Late Latin, Vulgar Latin bīstia, from Latin bēstia. Cognate to Italian bestia, a borrowing from Latin.

snake (non-poisonous, such as the grass snake)


checca

Possibly an onomatopoeic form akin to Checca, hypocoristic form of the female given name Francesca.

grattachecca

dessert based on ice and flavours/flavors or syrups

(derogatory, vulgar, slang) fairy, poof, faggot (homosexual who thinks or behaves effeminately)


dragone

From earlier *dracone, from Latin dracōnem, accusative of dracō, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn). Compare drago, from the nominative.

[…] come l’aquila
nel reluttante dragon sbramatasi
poggiando su l’ali pacate
a l’aereo nido torna e al sole

1898, Giosuè Carducci, “Cadore”, in Rime e ritmi [Rhymes and rhythms], collected in Poesie, Nicola Zanichelli, published 1906, page 982, lines 125–128:

Like the eagle, having appeased itself with the reluctant weever, resting on the peaceful wings, returns to the aerial nest, and to the sunlight

(zoology) greater weever (Trachinus draco)


occhione

From occhio (“eye”) + -one (augmentative suffix).

af

Eurasian stone-curlew
Eurasian stone-curlew

Burhinus oedicnemus
Burhinus oedicnemus#Translingual

(ornithology) any member of the Burhinus taxonomic genus, particularly a Eurasian stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus)

Pagellus bogaraveo
Pagellus bogaraveo#Translingual

(ichthyology) blackspot sea bream (Pagellus bogaraveo)


dugo

(northern Italy) Synonym of gufo reale (“Eurasian eagle owl”)


capitone

→ English: capitone

From Latin capitōnem. Cf. also cavedano.

a large eel, traditionally eaten at Christmas


donnola

From Medieval Latin domnula, diminutive of domina. Compare Portuguese doninha.


sferrare

it-verb

sferràre (first-person singular present sfèrro, first-person singular past historic sferrài, past participle sferràto, auxiliary avére)

sferràre (canonical)
sfèrro (first-person present singular)
sferrài (first-person historic past singular)
sferràto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
sferràre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
sferràndo (gerund)
sferrànte (participle present)
sferràto (participle past)
sfèrro (first-person indicative present singular)
sfèrri (indicative present second-person singular)
sfèrra (indicative present singular third-person)
sferriàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
sferràte (indicative plural present second-person)
sfèrrano (indicative plural present third-person)
sferràvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
sferràvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
sferràva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
sferravàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
sferravàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
sferràvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
sferrài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
sferràsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
sferrò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
sferràmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
sferràste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
sferràrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
sferrerò (first-person future indicative singular)
sferrerài (future indicative second-person singular)
sferrerà (future indicative singular third-person)
sferrerémo (first-person future indicative plural)
sferreréte (future indicative plural second-person)
sferrerànno (future indicative plural third-person)
sferrerèi (conditional first-person present singular)
sferrerésti (conditional present second-person singular)
sferrerèbbe (conditional present singular third-person)
sferrerébbe (conditional present singular third-person)
sferrerémmo (conditional first-person plural present)
sferreréste (conditional plural present second-person)
sferrerèbbero (conditional plural present third-person)
sferrerébbero (conditional plural present third-person)
sfèrri (first-person present singular subjunctive)
sfèrri (present second-person singular subjunctive)
sfèrri (present singular subjunctive third-person)
sferriàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
sferriàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
sfèrrino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
sferràssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
sferràssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
sferràsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
sferràssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
sferràste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
sferràssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
sfèrra (imperative second-person singular)
sfèrri (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
sferriàmo (first-person imperative plural)
sferràte (imperative plural second-person)
sfèrrino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
sferràre (imperative negative second-person singular)
sfèrri (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
sferriàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
sferràte (imperative negative plural second-person)
sfèrrino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

From Vulgar Latin *exferrāre. By surface analysis, s- + ferro (“horseshoe”), ferri (“shackles”) + -are. Cognate with Sicilian sfirrari.

surf

(transitive, farriery) to unshoe (a horse)


sferra

From Vulgar Latin *exferra. By surface analysis, deverbal from sferrare (“to unshoe (a horse)”) + -a. Compare Neapolitan sferra and Sicilian sferra.

(farriery) exhausted horseshoe; the old horseshoe after it is removed from the hoof of a horse


dromedario

Borrowed from Latin dromedārius, based on Ancient Greek δρομὰς κάμηλος (dromàs kámēlos, “running camel”). More at dromedary.

der

δρομὰς κάμηλος


barrire

it-verb

barrìre (first-person singular present barrìsco, first-person singular past historic barrìi, past participle barrìto, auxiliary avére)

barrìre (canonical)
barrìsco (first-person present singular)
barrìi (first-person historic past singular)
barrìto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
barrìre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
barrèndo (gerund)
barrènte (participle present)
barrìto (participle past)
barrìsco (first-person indicative present singular)
barrìsci (indicative present second-person singular)
barrìsce (indicative present singular third-person)
barriàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
barrìte (indicative plural present second-person)
barrìscono (indicative plural present third-person)
barrìvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
barrìvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
barrìva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
barrivàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
barrivàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
barrìvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
barrìi (first-person historic indicative past singular)
barrìsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
barrì (historic indicative past singular third-person)
barrìmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
barrìste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
barrìrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
barrirò (first-person future indicative singular)
barrirài (future indicative second-person singular)
barrirà (future indicative singular third-person)
barrirémo (first-person future indicative plural)
barriréte (future indicative plural second-person)
barrirànno (future indicative plural third-person)
barrirèi (conditional first-person present singular)
barrirésti (conditional present second-person singular)
barrirèbbe (conditional present singular third-person)
barrirébbe (conditional present singular third-person)
barrirémmo (conditional first-person plural present)
barriréste (conditional plural present second-person)
barrirèbbero (conditional plural present third-person)
barrirébbero (conditional plural present third-person)
barrìsca (first-person present singular subjunctive)
barrìsca (present second-person singular subjunctive)
barrìsca (present singular subjunctive third-person)
barriàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
barriàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
barrìscano (plural present subjunctive third-person)
barrìssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
barrìssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
barrìsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
barrìssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
barrìste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
barrìssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
barrìsci (imperative second-person singular)
barrìsca (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
barriàmo (first-person imperative plural)
barrìte (imperative plural second-person)
barrìscano (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
barrìre (imperative negative second-person singular)
barrìsca (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
barriàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
barrìte (imperative negative plural second-person)
barrìscano (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

(intransitive) to trumpet (of an elephant) [auxiliary avere]


barrito

trumpet, trumpeting (call of an elephant)


testuggine

Inherited from Latin testūdinem (“tortoise, turtle”).


ariete

Borrowed from Latin arietem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁r-i-(e)t- (“certain domestic animal”).


cagnaccio

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

af

smalltooth sand tiger (Odontaspis ferox)


orsetto lavatore

it-noun

orsetto lavatore m (plural orsetti lavatori)


ippocampo

From ippo- + (kámpos, Greek "sea monster”).


tirannosauro

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos, “tyrant”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).


lamantino

From French lamantin, alteration of Spanish manatí.


marangone

From Medieval Latin mergō, mergōnem, from Latin mergus (cf. smergo, Portuguese mergulhão, Spanish somorgujo, Sicilian maraguni). Also cognate with Venetian marangon and Romansch marangun (“carpenter”).


mugnaia

(central Italy) Synonym of mignattino (“black tern”)


briglia

Probably of Frankish origin, from Proto-Germanic *brigdilaz. Compare Sicilian brigghia.


gerbillo

From French gerbille, from Arabic جَرْبُوع (jarbūʕ) or يَرْبُوع (yarbūʕ, “jerboa”).


pescecane

it-noun

pescecane m (plural pescecani or pescicani)


morello

it-adj

morello (feminine morella, masculine plural morelli, feminine plural morelle)

morella (feminine)
morelli (masculine plural)
morelle (feminine plural)


lasca

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


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


bassotto

it-adj

bassotto (feminine bassotta, masculine plural bassotti, feminine plural bassotte)

bassotta (feminine)
bassotti (masculine plural)
bassotte (feminine plural)


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

it-noun

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).


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


brontosauro

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


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)


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


garrito

chirping, screech, twittering (of birds)


alcione

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


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


pesce martello

pesce martello m (plural pesci martello)


pesce pappagallo

pesce pappagallo m (plural pesci pappagallo)


pesce persico

Perca fluviatilis
Perca fluviatilis#Translingual


pesce palla

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


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 selvatico

gatto selvatico m (plural gatti selvatici)


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)


ghiottone

ghiottone m (plural ghiottoni, feminine ghiottona)

From Late Latin gluttōnem, from Latin gluttiō.


gatta ci cova

Literally, “the cat is secretly hiding something”.


il gatto ti ha mangiato la lingua

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

cat got your tongue?
cat got someone's tongue


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


palombo

(ichthyology) any member of the genus Mustelus

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


cigno nero

Cygnus atratus
Cygnus atratus#Translingual


suino

it-adj

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

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


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).


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 Venetian branza, from branchia (“gill”).

Dicentrarchus labrax
Dicentrarchus labrax#Translingual


muscolo rotatorio

it-noun

muscolo rotatorio m (plural muscoli rotatori)


bastardino

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


squadro

angel shark (marine fish of the family Squatinidae)


saettone

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


palafreno

From Late Latin paraverēdus (see there for more), possibly through Old Occitan palafré or by influence from freno (“bit, brake”).


torcicollo

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

it-verb-obj

Jynx torquilla
Jynx torquilla#Translingual


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


piccionaia

pigeon loft, pigeonhole, pigeon coop, dovecote


pianuzza

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


colocolo

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


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


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.


tilacino

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


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).


platessa

Pleuronectes platessa
Pleuronectes platessa#Translingual


alsaziano

it-noun

alsaziano m (plural alsaziani, feminine alsaziana)


pagro

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


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).


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)


onagro

Borrowed from Latin onagrus, onager, from Ancient Greek ὄναγρος (ónagros).

Equus hemionus onager
Equus hemionus onager#Translingual


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).


alborella

bleak, blay, ablet (fish of genus Alburnus)


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


alfana

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


zeba

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


pantegana

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


pantana

Tringa nebularia
Tringa nebularia#Translingual


bardotto

it-noun

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)


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)


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").


caprimulgo

nightjar, nighthawk, bullbat, goatsucker


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


colombella

Columba oenas
Columba oenas#Translingual


collotorto

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


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)


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)


albula

(zoology, ichthyology) bonefish, game fish


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


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”).


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).


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


chiru

Pantholops hodgsonii
Pantholops hodgsonii#Translingual


uovo al tegamino

it-noun

uovo al tegamino m (plural uova al tegamino f)


uovo di giornata

uovo di giornata m (plural uova di giornata f)


uova strapazzate

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


gimnoto

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


gorgheggiatore

gorgheggiatore m (plural gorgheggiatori, feminine gorgheggiatrice)

gorgheggiatori (plural)
gorgheggiatrice (feminine)


gorgoglione

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


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).


milordo

western whip snake, green whip snake (Hierophis viridiflavus)


mignattino

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

Chlidonias niger
Chlidonias niger#Translingual

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


panda gigante

Ailuropoda melanoleuca
Ailuropoda melanoleuca#Translingual


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


natrice

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

(zoology) any snake of the Natrix taxonomic genus


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


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.

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)


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


tratturo

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

der

sheep track, commonly found in Southern Italy


uranoscopo

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

stargazer (perciform fish in the family Uranoscopidae)


verdesca

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


verdello

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

affix

(viticulture) Verdello (Italian wine grape variety)


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”).


sileno

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

(zoology) lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus)


sassello

Turdus iliacus
Turdus iliacus#Translingual


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)


attinopterigo

ray-finned fish (of class Actinopterygii)


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 affogato

uovo affogato m (plural uova affogate f)


uovo all'ostrica

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


uovo in camicia

uovo in camicia m (plural uova in camicia f)


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”.


pesce chirurgo

it-noun

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”)


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”).


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)


vespiere

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

Synonym of gruccione (“European bee-eater”)


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 luna

sunfish (marine fish of the family Molidae)


pesce pietra

stonefish (marine fish of the family Synanceiidae)


pesce sega

sawfish (marine fish of the family Pristidae)


rana pescatrice

rana pescatrice f (plural rane pescatrici)

anglerfish, angler (marine fish of the family Lophiidae)


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)


pesce remo

oarfish (marine fish of the family Regalecidae)


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 vipera

viperfish (abyssal fish of the family Stomiidae)


pesce vela

sailfish (marine fish of the family Istiophoridae)


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)


squalo balena

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


caradrio

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


sicista

birch mouse, rodent of the genus Sicista


spalace

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

uder

blind mole rat, rodent of the genus Spalax


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)