apollo

See also: Apollo and Apol·lo

English
Apollo Butterfly of Gran Sasso

Etymology

From Apollo.

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈpɒləʊ/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /əˈpɑloʊ/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɒləʊ
  • Hyphenation: Apol‧lo

Noun

apollo (plural apollos)

  1. A very handsome young man.
  2. (entomology) Any of several papilionid butterflies of the genus Parnassius, especially Parnassius apollo of Eurasia (also known as the mountain apollo).

Translations
very handsome young man — see Apollo
any of several papilionid butterflies of the genus Parnassius, especially Parnassius apollo of Eurasia — see Apollo
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Italian

Etymology

From the name of the Greek god of beauty, Apollo, from Ancient Greek Ἀπόλλων (Apóllōn).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aˈpɔl.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔllo
  • Hyphenation: a‧pòl‧lo

Noun

apollo m (plural apolli)

  1. a young man of great beauty, an apollo
  2. Apollo butterfly (Parnassius apollo, a large swallowtail with black and red spots on white wings)

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