elefante marino

elefante marino m (plural elefanti marini)

southern elephant seal
southern elephant seal

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


gobione

it-noun

gobione m (plural gobioni, feminine gobiona)

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


kokama

gemsbok, gemsbuck, South African oryx (Oryx gazella)


konze

Lichtenstein's hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus lichtensteinii)


cervone

Elaphe quatuorlineata
Wikispecies:Elaphe quatuorlineata

Bulgarian ratsnake (snake of the species Elaphe quatuorlineata)


pesce civetta

flying gurnard (marine fish of the family Dactylopteridae)


pesce istrice

porcupinefish (marine fish of the family Diodontidae)


sparaglione

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


farea

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


imbabala

imbabala, Cape bushbuck (Tragelaphus sylvaticus)


cannareccione

Acrocephalus arundinaceus
Acrocephalus arundinaceus#Translingual

great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)


gueia

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


bozzago

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


grola

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

(regional) any bird of the family Corvidae


pesce lupo

wolffish (marine fish of the family Anarhichadidae)


vecchio marino

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

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

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

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

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

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


fisetere

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


pesce timone

Bermuda chub (marine fish of the species Kyphosus sectatrix)


pesce trombetta

pesce trombetta m (plural pesci trombetta)


colombino

it-adj

colombino (feminine colombina, masculine plural colombini, feminine plural colombine)

colombina (feminine)
colombini (masculine plural)
colombine (feminine plural)


colombino

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


pama

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


molva occhiona

it-noun

molva occhiona f (plural molve occhione)


renello

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

affix

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


palombo comune

it-noun

palombo comune m (plural palombi comuni)


palombo stellato

palombo stellato m (plural palombi stellati)


verdone bastardo

verdone bastardo m (plural verdoni bastardi)

ciuffolotto scarlatto
ciuffolotto scarlatto#Italian

Carpodacus erythrinus
Carpodacus erythrinus#Translingual

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


palombaccio

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

suffix

Synonym of colombaccio (“wood pigeon, ringdove”)


verdona

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


cigno dal collo nero

it-noun

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

Cygnus melancoryphus
Cygnus melancoryphus#Translingual

black-necked swan (Cygnus melancoryphus)


cigno trombettiere

cigno trombettiere m (plural cigni trombettieri)

Cygnus buccinator
Cygnus buccinator#Translingual


fionchetto

From fionco + -etto (diminutive suffix).

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


cigno coscoroba

cigno coscoroba m (plural cigni coscoroba)

Coscoroba coscoroba
Coscoroba coscoroba#Translingual


cocalina

Synonym of corriere grosso (“common ringed plover”)


fottivento

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

it-verb-obj

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

Caprimulgus europaeus
Caprimulgus europaeus#Translingual


fionco

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

inh

Synonym of rondine di mare (“common tern”)


verzelato

Probably a dialectal derivation from vergella.


mugello

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


capozzo

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


tonno pinna blu

it-noun

tonno pinna blu m (plural tonni pinna blu)


tonno monaco

tonno pinna gialla
tonno pinna gialla#Italian


tonno albacora

tonno albacora m (plural tonni albacora)


tonno pinna gialla

tonno pinna gialla m (plural tonni pinna gialla)

Thunnus albacares
Thunnus albacares#Translingual


tonno indopacifico

tonno indopacifico m (plural tonni indopacifici)


bonto

Amazon River dolphin
Amazon River dolphin

Synonym of inia (“Amazon River dolphin”)


girifalco

Falco rusticolus
Falco rusticolus#Translingual


pesce castagna

pesce castagna m (plural pesci castagna)


tracina

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

der

weever (marine fish of the family Trachinidae)


merlango

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

Merlangius merlangus
Merlangius merlangus#Translingual


ridenna

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

Mareca strepera
Mareca strepera#Translingual

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


diego

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


spicaro

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


serpente giarrettiera

it-noun

serpente giarrettiera m (plural serpenti giarrettiera)


pecari labiato

white-lipped peccary
white-lipped peccary

Tayassu pecari
Tayassu pecari#Translingual


sverlare

it-verb

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

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

(intransitive) to twitter, chirp (of birds)


lepilemure rosso

it-noun

lepilemure rosso m (plural lepilemuri rossi)


microcebo di Madame Berthe

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

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

Madame Berthe's mouse lemur (Microcebus berthae)


falco predatore

falco predatore m (plural falchi predatori)


lemure dalla coda ad anelli

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


aquila anatraia minore

aquila anatraia minore m (plural aquile anatraie minori)

lesser spotted eagle
lesser spotted eagle

Clanga pomarina
Clanga pomarina#Translingual


poiana grigia

gray hawk, Mexican goshawk (Buteo plagiatus)


gricciolo

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


colombo viaggiatore

it-noun

colombo viaggiatore m (plural colombi viaggiatori)

piccione viaggiatore
piccione viaggiatore#Italian

Alternative form of piccione viaggiatore


piccione viaggiatore

piccione viaggiatore m (plural piccioni viaggiatori)

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


anomaluro

anomalure, scaly-tailed squirrel, flying squirrel


castoro americano

castoro americano m (plural castori americani)


ratto del bambù

ratto del bambù m (plural ratti del bambù)


ratto talpa africano

ratto talpa africano m (plural ratti talpa africani)


porcospino del Capo

porcospino del Capo m (plural porcospini del Capo)


porcospino sudafricano

porcospino sudafricano m (plural porcospini sudafricani)

porcospino del Capo
porcospino del Capo#Italian


ratto delle sabbie

ratto delle sabbie m (plural ratti delle sabbie)


castoro europeo

castoro europeo m (plural castori europei)


ratto procavia

ratto procavia m (plural ratti procavia)


ratto del deserto

ratto del deserto m (plural ratti del deserto)


ratto delle rocce

ratto delle rocce m (plural ratti delle rocce)


istrice crestato

istrice crestato m (plural istrici crestati)


topo saltatore

topo saltatore m (plural topi saltatori)


ratto canguro del deserto

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


ratto delle rocce laotiano

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


castoro di montagna

castoro di montagna m (plural castori di montagna)


anomaluro pigmeo

anomaluro pigmeo m (plural anomaluri pigmei)


topo saltatore cinese

topo saltatore cinese m (plural topi saltatori cinesi)


eterocefalo glabro

eterocefalo glabro m (plural eterocefali glabri)

talpa senza pelo
talpa senza pelo#Italian


gerboa dai piedi rugosi

northern three-toed jerboa
northern three-toed jerboa


topo delle betulle

topo delle betulle m (plural topi delle betulle)


topo dalle tasche

topo dalle tasche m (plural topi dalle tasche)


talpa senza pelo

talpa senza pelo f (plural talpe senza pelo)

naked mole rat, sand puppy (Heterocaphalus glaber)


lepre saltatrice del Capo

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


topo arboricolo

topo arboricolo m (plural topi arboricoli)


marfilo

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

der

عَظْم اَلْفِيل


orice d'Arabia

it-noun

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


antilope roana

antilope roana f (plural antilopi roane)


antilope azzurra

antilope azzurra f (plural antilopi azzurre)

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


kudu minore

lesser kudu (Tragelaphus imberbis-Eastern Africa)


kudu maggiore

greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros-eastern and southern Africa)


antilope alcina

antilope alcina f (plural antilopi alcine)

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


tragelafo striato

tragelafo striato m (plural tragelafi striati)

harnessed bushbuck, kéwel, marsh buck (Tragephalus scriptus)


antilope dalle corna a vite

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


tragelafo

bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus or sylvaticus)


antilope tibetana

antilope tibetana f (plural antilopi tibetane)


antilope quadricorne

antilope quadricorne f (plural antilopi quadricorne)

four-horned antelope, chousingha Tetracerus quadricornis


antilope pigmea

antilope pigmea f (plural antilopi pigmee)

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


tasso del miele

tasso del miele m (plural tassi del miele)


ratelo

Borrowed from English ratel, from Afrikaans ratel.


redunca

antilope dei canneti
antilope dei canneti#Italian


cefalofo azzurro

cefalofo azzurro m (plural cefalofi azzurri)

blue duiker, kleenebok (Philantomba monticola)


nyala di montagna

mountain nyala balbok (Tragelaphus buxtoni)


dik-dik di Salt

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


gherenuc

antilope giraffa
antilope giraffa#Italian


antilope reale

antilope reale f (plural antilopi reali)


antilope giraffa

antilope giraffa f (plural antilopi giraffe)

gazzella giraffa
gazzella giraffa#Italian


antilope capriolo

antilope capriolo f (plural antilopi capriolo)

rhebok, grey rhebok, grey rhebuck (Pelea capreolus)


orice dalle corna a sciabola

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

scimitar-horned oryx
scimitar-horned oryx

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


gazzella di Thomson

gazzella di Thomson f (plural gazzelle di Thomson)

Named for a 19th-century Scottish explorer Joseph Thomson


gazzella dalla fronte rossa

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

red-fronted gazelle (Eudorcas rufifrons)


antilope d'acqua

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


damalisco comune

damalisco comune m (plural damalischi comuni)

common tsessebe, sassaby, topi (Damaliscus lunatus lunatus)


gnu azzurro

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


gnu nero

gnu dalla coda bianca
gnu dalla coda bianca#Italian


antilope dei canneti

antilope dei canneti f (plural antilopi dei canneti)

reedbuck, reed antelope, inghalla, reitbok


damalisco di Hunter

damalisco di Hunter m (plural damalischi di Hunter)

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


alcelafo di Lichtenstein

alcelafo di Lichtenstein m (plural alcelafi di Lichtenstein)

Lichtenstein's hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus lichtensteinii)


alcelafo torà

tora hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus tora)


gnu dalla coda bianca

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

Connochaetes gnou
Wikispecies:Connochaetes gnou

black wildebeest, white-tailed gnu (Connochaetes gnou)


visone americano

visone americano m (plural visoni americani)


tasso porcino

tasso naso di porco
tasso naso di porco#Italian


tasso naso di porco

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


gazzella giraffa

gazzella giraffa f (plural gazzelle giraffe)


orice gazzella

orice gazzella m (plural orici gazzella)

gemsbok, gemsbuck, South African oryx (Oryx gazella)


rampichino bruno

rampichino bruno m (plural rampichini bruni)


rampichino americano

rampichino americano m (plural rampichini americani)

rampichino bruno
rampichino bruno#Italian


testabruna della Nuova Zelanda

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


gabbiano testabruna

gabbiano testabruna m (plural gabbiani testebrune)

brown-headed gull (Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus)


anatra dal becco rosso

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

Anas erythrorhyncha
Anas erythrorhyncha#Translingual


cuculo terragnolo beccorosso

cuculo terragnolo beccorosso m (plural cuculi terragnoli becchirossi)

Neomorphus pucheranii
Neomorphus pucheranii#Translingual

red-billed ground cuckoo (Neomorphus pucheranii)


hocco maggiore

hocco maggiore m (plural hocco maggiori)


hocco becco a rasoio

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

razor-billed curassow
razor-billed curassow

Mitu tuberosum
Mitu tuberosum#Translingual


fetonte beccorosso

fetonte beccorosso m (plural fetonti becchirossi)

Phaethon aethereus
Phaethon aethereus#Translingual

red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus)


fetonte codarossa

fetonte codarossa m (plural fetonti coderosse)

red-tailed tropicbird
red-tailed tropicbird

Phaethon rubricauda
Phaethon rubricauda#Translingual

red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)


sula australiana

sula australiana f (plural sule australiane)

Morus serrator
Morus serrator#Translingual


ossifraga del sud

ossifraga del sud f (plural ossifraghe del sud)

Macronectes giganteus
Macronectes giganteus#Translingual

southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus)


quaglia comune

quaglia comune f (plural quaglie comuni)


pernice del bambù montana

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

Bambusicola fytchii
Bambusicola fytchii#Translingual

mountain bamboo partridge (Bambusicola fytchii)


pernice del bambù di Taiwan

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

Taiwan bamboo partridge (Bambusicola sonorivox)


pernice del bambù della Cina

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

Bambusicola thoracicus
Bambusicola thoracicus#Translingual

Chinese bamboo partridge (Bambusicola thoracicus)


sula del Capo

Morus capensis
Morus capensis#Translingual


pernice del bambù

pernice del bambù f (plural pernici del bambù)


gazzella di Speke

gazzella di Speke f (plural gazzelle di Speke)

Named after English explorer John Hanning Speke


gazzella di Grant

gazzella di Grant f (plural gazzelle di Grant)

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

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


gazzella dorcade

gazzella dorcade f (plural gazzelle dorcadi)

dorcas gazelle, ariel gazelle (Gazella dorcas)

* Egyptian Dorcas gazelle G. d. subsp. dorcas

* Eritrean dorcas gazelle G. d. subsp. beccarii

* Isabelle dorcas gazelle G. d. subsp. isabella

* Moroccan dorcas gazelle G. d. subsp. massaesyla

* Saharan dorcas gazelle G. d. subsp. Osiris

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


gazzella di Cuvier

gazzella di Cuvier f (plural gazzelle di Cuvier)

Named after French naturalist and zoologist Georges Cuvier


gazzella del deserto

gazzella del deserto f (plural gazzelle del deserto)

gazzella dorcade
gazzella dorcade#Italian


squalo longimano

squalo longimano m (plural squali longimani)

oceanic whitetip shark
oceanic whitetip shark

oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)


squalo pinna bianca oceanico

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

squalo longimano
squalo longimano#Italian


corifena cavallina

corifena cavallina f (plural corifene cavalline)


squalo gattopardo

squalo gattopardo m (plural squali gattopardo)

Scyliorhinus stellaris
Scyliorhinus stellaris#Translingual


squalo martello

squalo martello m (plural squali martello)


gattuccio maggiore

gattuccio maggiore m (plural gattucci maggiori)

squalo gattopardo
squalo gattopardo#Italian


squalo volpe occhiogrosso

squalo volpe occhiogrosso m (plural squali volpe occhigrossi)

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

Synonym of squalo volpe dagli occhi grandi


squalo volpe occhione

squalo volpe occhione m (plural squali volpe occhioni)


aguglia imperiale

aguglia imperiale f (plural aguglie imperiali)

Mediterranean spearfish (Tetrapturus belone)


aguglia maggiore

aguglia maggiore f (plural aguglie maggiori)


rondone di mare

rondone di mare m (plural rondoni di mare)

Mediterranean flyingfish (Cheilopogon heterurus)


trota salmonata

trota salmonata f (plural trote salmonate)


caberù

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

Canis simensis
Canis simensis#Translingual


pesce lanterna

pesce lanterna m (plural pesci lanterna)


otaria orsina delle Galápagos

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


leone marino delle Galapagos

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

Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki)


otaria orsina di Guadalupe

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

Guadalupe fur seal (Arctocephalus townsendi)


leone marino giapponese

leone marino giapponese m (plural leoni marini giapponesi)


callorino dell'Alaska

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

Callorhinus ursinus
Callorhinus ursinus#Translingual


otaria da pelliccia

otaria da pelliccia f (plural otarie da pelliccia)


leone marino di Steller

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


leone marino sudamericano

leone marino sudamericano m (plural leoni marini sudamericani)

South American sea lion
South American sea lion

South American sea lion (Otaria flavescens)


leone marino meridionale

leone marino meridionale m (plural leoni marini meridionali)

leone marino sudamericano
leone marino sudamericano#Italian


otaria orsina del Capo

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

Arctocephalus pusillus
Arctocephalus pusillus#Translingual

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


otaria orsina antartica

otaria orsina antartica f (plural otarie orsine antartiche)

Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella)


orso nero

Ursus americanus
Ursus americanus#Translingual


otaria orsina subantartica

otaria orsina subantartica f (plural otarie orsine subantartiche)

subantarctic fur seal
subantarctic fur seal

subantarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus tropicalis)


otaria orsina meridionale

otaria orsina meridionale f (plural otarie orsine meridionali)

otaria orsina della Nuova Zelanda#Italian

Synonym of otaria orsina della Nuova Zelanda


otaria orsina sudamericana

otaria orsina sudamericana f (plural otarie orsine sudamericane)

South American fur seal
South American fur seal

South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis)


leone marino australiano

leone marino australiano m (plural leoni marini australiani)


leone marino della California

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

otaria della California
otaria della California#Italian


otaria della California

otaria della California f (plural otarie della California)

California sea lion (Zalophus californianus)


leone marino della Nuova Zelanda

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

leoni marini della Nuova Zelanda (plural)

New Zealand sea lion
New Zealand sea lion

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

Phocarctos hookeri
Phocarctos hookeri#Translingual

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


otaria orsina della Nuova Zelanda

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

otarie orsine della Nuova Zelanda (plural)

New Zealand fur seal
New Zealand fur seal

New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri)


orso labiato

Melursus ursinus
Melursus ursinus#Translingual


orso giocoliere

orso giocoliere m (plural orsi giocolieri)


orso nero americano

orso nero americano m (plural orsi neri americani)


orso dal collare

orso dal collare m (plural orsi dal collare)

Ursus thibetanus
Ursus thibetanus#Translingual


orso tibetano

orso dal collare
orso dal collare#Italian


orso della luna

orso della luna m (plural orsi della luna)


otaria orsina delle Juan Fernandez

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

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

otarie orsine delle Juan Fernandez (plural)

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

Juan Fernández fur seal
Juan Fernández fur seal

Juan Fernández fur seal (Arctocephalus philippii)


orso kermode

Kermode bear (Ursus americanus kermodei)


poiana di Harris

poiana di Harris f (plural poiane di Harris)

Parabuteo unicinctus
Parabuteo unicinctus#Translingual


poiana delle Hawaii

poiana delle Hawaii f (plural poiane delle Hawaii)

Buteo solitarius
Buteo solitarius#Translingual


poiana delle Galapagos

poiana delle Galapagos f (plural poiane delle Galapagos)

Buteo galapagoensis
Buteo galapagoensis#Translingual


poiana codarossa

poiana codarossa f (plural poiane codarossa)

Buteo jamaicensis
Buteo jamaicensis#Translingual


poiana della Giamaica

poiana della Giamaica f (plural poiane della Giamaica)

poiana codarossa
poiana codarossa#Italian


rubbiolo

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


giallone

giallone m (plural gialloni, feminine giallona)

(derogatory) a person with a yellowish complexion


bocca spinosa

(zoology) bristlemouth (Gonostoma denudatum)


pesce mandibola

pesce mandibola m (plural pesci mandibola)


diavolo nero

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


drago di mare

(zoology) dragonfish (Idiacanthus antrostomus)


salmone keta

Oncorhynchus keta
Oncorhynchus keta#Translingual


salmone argentato

salmone argentato m (plural salmoni argentati)

Oncorhynchus kisutch
Oncorhynchus kisutch#Translingual


salmone reale

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha#Translingual

chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)


salmone rosso

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

Oncorhynchus nerka
Oncorhynchus nerka#Translingual


salmone rosa

Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha#Translingual

humpback salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)


salmone giapponese

salmone giapponese m (plural salmoni giapponesi)


salmone dell'Atlantico

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


laniere a testa rossa

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

averla capirossa
averla capirossa#Italian

Lanius senator
Lanius senator#Translingual

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


castorchia bigiarella

castorchia bigiarella f (plural castorchie bigiarelle)


castorchia tramontana

castorchia tramontana f (plural castorchie tramontane)


ghierla capirossa

ghierla capirossa f (plural ghierle capirossa)

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


ghierla gazzina

ghierla gazzina f (plural ghierle gazzine)

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


massaiola

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

suf

Oenanthe oenanthe
Oenanthe oenanthe#Translingual

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


tordela gazzina

it-noun

tordela gazzina f (plural tordele gazzine)

Turdus pilaris
Turdus pilaris#Translingual

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


petragnola

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


codibianco

vernacular name of various species of bird


castrica

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

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

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

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

Lanius collurio
Lanius collurio#Translingual

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


gazzarro

Turdus viscivorus
Turdus viscivorus#Translingual

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


castrocchia

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


verdone asiatico

verdone asiatico m (plural verdoni asiatici)

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


verdone testagrigia

verdone testagrigia m (plural verdoni testagrigia)


becco a scarpa

becco a scarpa m (plural becchi a scarpa)


lofoforo

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


piovanello maggiore

piovanello maggiore m (plural piovanelli maggiori)

Calidris canutus
Calidris canutus#Translingual


chiuino

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


alloccherello

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

af

Synonym of assiolo (“Eurasian scops owl”)


chiurlo maggiore

it-noun

chiurlo maggiore m (plural chiurli maggiori)


piovanello comune

piovanello comune m (plural piovanelli comuni)

Synonym of piovanello (“curlew sandpiper”)


chiurlettino

From chiurletto + -ino (diminutive suffix).

piovanello pancianera
piovanello pancianera#Italian

Synonym of piovanello pancianera (“dunlin”)


piovanello pancianera

piovanello pancianera m (plural piovanelli pancianera)

Calidris alpina
Calidris alpina#Translingual


chiurlo piccolo

chiurlo piccolo m (plural chiurli piccoli)

Numenius phaeopus
Numenius phaeopus#Translingual


chiurlotto mezzano

chiurlotto mezzano m (plural chiurlotti mezzani)


chiurletto

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


gufetto

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


orso felino rosso

it-noun

orso felino rosso m (plural orsi felini rossi)


panda minore

Ailurus fulgens
Ailurus fulgens#Translingual


canguro robusto

canguro robusto m (plural canguri robusti)


canguro gigante

canguro gigante m (plural canguri giganti)

eastern gray kangaroo
eastern gray kangaroo

Macropus giganteus
Macropus giganteus#Translingual

eastern gray kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)


grucciolo

Synonym of gruccione (“European bee-eater”)


mangiaapi

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

it-verb-obj

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


gaulo

From Latin galbulus. See also golo and gravolo.


gravolo

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

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


bertola cenerina

it-noun

bertola cenerina f (plural bertole cenerine)

Synonym of airone cenerino (“grey heron”)


bertola bianca

bertola bianca f (plural bertole bianche)

airone bianco maggiore
airone bianco maggiore#Italian

Synonym of airone bianco maggiore (“great egret”)


pesce tarantola

pesce tarantola f (plural pesci tarantola)

Synonym of lacertola (“Atlantic lizardfish”)


pesce lucertola

pesce lucertola f (plural pesci lucertola)


lucertola di mare

lucertola di mare f (plural lucertole di mare)


sogliola comune

sogliola comune f (plural sogliole comuni)


sogliola occhiuta

sogliola occhiuta f (plural sogliole occhiute)


linguattola

Atlantic spotted flounder (Citharus linguatula)


fiatola

Synonym of lampuga (“Stromateus fiatola”)


musolongo

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


cobra indiano

cobra dagli occhiali
cobra dagli occhiali#Italian

Synonym of cobra dagli occhiali (“Indian cobra”)


aspide di Cleopatra

aspide di Cleopatra m (plural aspidi di Cleopatra)

Synonym of cobra egiziano (“Egyptian cobra”)


cobra egiziano

cobra egiziano m (plural cobra egiziani)


aspio

Borrowed from translingual Aspius, of uncertain origin.

(ichthyology) any member of the Aspius taxonomic genus


vaccaia bigia

Synonym of capovaccaio (“Egyptian vulture”)


cervia

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


gallinella di mare

gallinella di mare f (plural gallinelle di mare)


pittima minore

pittima minore f (plural pittime minori)

Limosa lapponica
Limosa lapponica#Translingual


pittima reale

Limosa limosa
Limosa limosa#Translingual


teccola

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


tecca

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


cervo virginiano

cervo virginiano m (plural cervi virginiani)

Odocoileus virginianus
Odocoileus virginianus#Translingual


cervo mulo

Odocoileus hemionus
Odocoileus hemionus#Translingual


cervo della Virginia

cervo della Virginia m (plural cervi della Virginia)

cervo virginiano
cervo virginiano#Italian

Synonym of cervo virginiano (“whitetail”)


cariaco

Borrowed from Portuguese cariacú, from Old Tupi.

(zoology) a member of the Odocoileus taxonomic genus

Synonym of cervo virginiano (“whitetail”)


bocervo

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


mataco

southern three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutes matacus)


brocciolo

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

af

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


magnarone

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


pivieressa

Pluvialis squatarola
Pluvialis squatarola#Translingual


sanguinerola

Phoxinus phoxinus
Phoxinus phoxinus#Translingual


canesca

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

Galeorhinus galeus
Galeorhinus galeus#Translingual


roviglione

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

der

(obsolete) South European roach (Rutilus rubilio)


pesce lima

filefish (any fish of the family Monacanthidae)


squalo elefante

it-noun

squalo elefante m (plural squali elefante)

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


sorca

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


talpone

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


tricoglosso

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


cutrettola gialla

it-noun

cutrettola gialla f (plural cutrettole gialle)

western yellow wagtail
western yellow wagtail

Motacilla flava
Motacilla flava#Translingual

western yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava)


malvizzo

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

Turdus iliacus
Turdus iliacus#Translingual


calopsitta

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

uder

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


cordesco

it-noun

cordesco m (plural cordeschi, feminine cordesca)

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


emiono

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

bor+

Equus hemionus
Equus hemionus#Translingual


verticollo

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


dragoncello macchiato

it-noun

dragoncello macchiato m (plural dragoncelli macchiati)

spotted dragonet (Callionymus maculatus)


dragoncello lira

dragoncello lira m (plural dragoncelli lira)


mordifango

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

it-verb-obj

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


setaiola

(regional) name of several graminaceous plants


pesce donzella

it-noun

pesce donzella m (plural pesci donzella)

Synonym of donzella (“Mediterranean rainbow wrasse”)


zingarella

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


foca elefantina

it-noun

foca elefantina f (plural foche elefantine)

Synonym of elefante marino (“elephant seal”)


coracia

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


tambarello

Auxis thazard
Auxis thazard#Translingual


tordo fischietto

it-noun

tordo fischietto m (plural tordi fischietto)

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


coccoveggia

From Byzantine Greek κουκουβάγια (koukoubágia).

der

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


gheggia

Alteration of acceggia, from Late Latin acceia.


echimio

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

any rodent of the Echimys taxonomic genus


proechimio

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

any rodent of the Proechimys taxonomic genus


pitimio

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

any of voles of the subgenus Microtus (Pitymys)


piturlo

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


mirmecobio

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

Myrmecobius fasciatus
Myrmecobius fasciatus#Translingual


eliofobio

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

Silvery mole-rat (Heliophobius argenteocinereus)


praio

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


falco grillaio

it-noun

falco grillaio m (plural falchi grillai)

Falco naumanni
Falco naumanni#Translingual


castagnolo

(regional) moustached warbler (Acrocephalus melanopogon)


pesce serra

Pomatomus saltatrix
Pomatomus saltatrix#Translingual


chianina

→ English: Chianina

→ French: chianina

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

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


menola

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

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


piviere dorato

piviere dorato m (plural pivieri dorati)

Eurasian golden plover
Eurasian golden plover

Pluvialis apricaria
Pluvialis apricaria#Translingual

Eurasian golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria)


figlianda

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


voltolino eurasiatico

it-noun

voltolino eurasiatico m (plural voltolini eurasiatici)

Porzana porzana
Porzana porzana#Translingual


voltolino australiano

voltolino australiano m (plural voltolini australiani)

Porzana fluminea
Porzana fluminea#Translingual


voltolino americano

voltolino americano m (plural voltolini americani)

Porzana carolina
Porzana carolina#Translingual


bartramia

any bird of the Bartramia taxonomic genus


bandiera rossa

bandiera rossa f (plural bandiere rosse)

(zoology) red bandfish (Cepola macrophthalma)


alaudide

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

alaudid (member of the Alaudidae taxonomic genus)


sferrarsi

it-verb

sferràrsi (first-person singular present mi sfèrro, first-person singular past historic mi sferrài, past participle sferràto)

sferràrsi (canonical)
mi sfèrro (first-person present singular)
mi sferrài (first-person historic past singular)
sferràto (participle past)

(farriery, of a horse) to lose one's shoes


colubro di Esculapio

it-noun

colubro di Esculapio m (plural colubri di Esculapio)


corvello

From corvo (“crow”) + -ello. Compare Sicilian curveddu, Catalan corball.


sarago pizzuto

sarago pizzuto m (plural saraghi pizzuti)

(regional) Synonym of puntazzo (“sheephead bream”)


restare al palo

(horse racing) (of a horse) to refuse to move or start racing


vopa

Ultimately from Byzantine Greek βόωψ (bóōps), *βῶψ (*bôps), accusative βῶπα (bôpa). Compare Albanian vopë, Greek γόπα (gópa).


bue marino

→ Maltese: bumerin


beccogiallo

From becco (“beak”) + giallo (“yellow”).

Ceuthmochares aereus
Ceuthmochares aereus#Translingual