murcego

Galician

Alternative forms

• morcego, muricego

Etymology

From Latin mūs (“mouse”) + caecus (“blind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muɾˈθɛɣo̝/

Noun

murcego m (plural murcegos)

1. bat (flying mammal)

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “murcego”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “murcego”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “murcego”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN