guardabuoi

Italian

Due guardabuoi – Two cattle egrets

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of guarda (“to guard”) +‎ buoi (“oxen”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌɡwar.daˈbwɔj/
Rhymes: -ɔj
Hyphenation: guar‧da‧buòi

Noun

guardabuoi m (invariable)

cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis)
Synonym: airone guardabuoi

Further reading

Bubulcus ibis on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it
Bubulcus ibis on the Italian Wikispecies.Wikispecies ^it

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