"murciélago" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /muɾˈθjelaɡo/ [Spain], [muɾˈθje.la.ɣ̞o] [Spain], /muɾˈsjelaɡo/ [Latin-America], [muɾˈsje.la.ɣ̞o] [Latin-America] Forms: murciélagos [plural], murciélaga [feminine], murciélagas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -elaɡo Etymology: Metathetic diminutive of murciego (cf. murciégalo), from Old Spanish mur (“mouse”) + ciego (“blind”) or from Latin mūris caecus, both from mūs. Compare Portuguese morcego, Galician morcego. Etymology templates: {{m|es|murciego}} murciego, {{m|es|murciégalo}} murciégalo, {{q|cf. <i class="Latn mention" lang="es">murciégalo</i>}} (cf. murciégalo), {{inh|es|osp|mur||mouse}} Old Spanish mur (“mouse”), {{m|osp|ciego||blind}} ciego (“blind”), {{der|es|la|mūris caecus}} Latin mūris caecus, {{m|la|mūs}} mūs, {{cog|pt|morcego}} Portuguese morcego, {{cog|gl|morcego}} Galician morcego Head templates: {{es-noun|m|f=+}} murciélago m (plural murciélagos, feminine murciélaga, feminine plural murciélagas)
  1. bat (winged mammal) Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Mammals Synonyms: panarra, ratón volador (english: New Mexico), murciégalo [obsolete], morziegalo [obsolete] Derived forms: murciélago escarchado, murciélago mastín, murciélago negruzco, murciélago vampiro
    Sense id: en-murciélago-es-noun-25SjfCWT Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

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      "expansion": "Portuguese morcego",
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        {
          "english": "...they adored the owl for the prettiness of its eyes and head, and the bat for the subtlety of its sight...",
          "ref": "1800, Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, chapter 12, in Historia General del Perú",
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          "english": "New Mexico",
          "word": "ratón volador"
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      "ipa": "[muɾˈsje.la.ɣ̞o]",
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    {
      "word": "murciélago mastín"
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        "2": "morcego"
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      "expansion": "Galician morcego",
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      "form": "murciélaga",
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          "english": "...they adored the owl for the prettiness of its eyes and head, and the bat for the subtlety of its sight...",
          "ref": "1800, Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, chapter 12, in Historia General del Perú",
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      "tags": [
        "Spain"
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-elaɡo"
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      "word": "murciégalo"
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      "tags": [
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    }
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