hipogloso

Spanish

Etymology

From hipo- + Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssa, “tongue”). The fish is derived from its scientific name, Hippoglossus hippoglossus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ipoˈɡloso/ [i.poˈɣ̞lo.so]
Rhymes: -oso
Syllabification: hi‧po‧glo‧so

Adjective

hipogloso (feminine hipoglosa, masculine plural hipoglosos, feminine plural hipoglosas)

(anatomy) hypoglossal

Noun

hipogloso m (plural hipoglosos)

Atlantic halibut

Further reading

“hipogloso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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