escornabois

Galician

A male escornabois

Etymology

Apparently a composite of escornar (“to gore”) + bois (“oxen”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eskɔɾnaˈβojs/

Noun

escornabois m (plural escornabois)

stag beetle (Lucanus cervus, a large species of beetle)

Synonyms

carouca, cornetán, vacaloura

References

“escornabois” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
“escornabois” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“escornabois” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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