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Italian Audio Phrasebook
Vocabulary of essential terms by topic

The Zoo / Il Giardino Zoologico
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ENGLISHITALIAN
acquarium l'acquario
amphibian l'anfibio
arboreal arboreo
aviary la voliera
bird l'uccello
carnivore il carnivoro
elephant enclosure il recinto degli elefanti
elephant house la gabbia degli elefanti
enclosing wall il muro di protezione
giraffe house la gabbia delle giraffe
glass case la gabbia di vetro
herbivore l'erbivoro
instinct l'instinto
mammal il mammifero
monkey house la gabbia delle scimmie
nocturnal notturno
outside cage la gabbia all'aperto
outdoor enclosure il recinto
pride of lions gruppo di leoni
reptile il rettile
reptile enclosure il recinto dei rettili
species lo specie
terrestrial terrestre
vertebrate il vertebrato
zoo visitor il visitatore dello zoo


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