bocón
التعريفات والمعاني
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From boca + -ón.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /boˈkon/ [boˈkõn]
Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: bo‧cón
=== Adjective ===
bocón (feminine bocona, masculine plural bocones, feminine plural boconas)
bigmouthed, bragging, boastful
=== Noun ===
bocón m (plural bocones)
bigmouth, blabbermouth, braggart
blackfly of the family Simuliidae, found in Central America
=== References ===
Fallas-Barrantes, F; Vargas-Vargas, Mario. 1981. Bionomics of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Costa Rica. VIII. Observations on the natural infection of black fly larvae by Neomesomermis travisi (Nematoda: Mermithidae). Bionomía de los bocones (Diptera: Simuliidae) en Costa Rica. VIII. Observaciones de la infección natural de las larvas de bocones por parte del nematodo Neomesomermis travisi (Nematoda: Mermithidae). Revista de Biología Tropical 29Ñ 308-310.
=== Further reading ===
“bocón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025