echimio

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /eˈki.mjo/
  • Rhymes: -imjo
  • Hyphenation: e‧chì‧mio

Noun[edit]

echimio m (plural echimi)

  1. any rodent of the Echimys taxonomic genus

Further reading[edit]

  • echimio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana