Masculí

icterus

Significat (Anglès)

a yellow bird, otherwise unknown, the sight of which was said to cure jaundice; perhaps loriot, golden oriole

Pronunciat com a (IPA)
[ˈɪk.tɛ.rʊs]
Etimologia (Anglès)

From the Ancient Greek ἴκτερος (íkteros, “jaundice”, “a bird of a yellowish-green colour, perhaps the golden oriole”), of uncertain ultimate origin; possibly related to ἴκτις (íktis, “weasel”), ἴκτινος (íktinos), or of Pre-Greek origin.

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