esplugabous

== Catalan == === Alternative forms === esplugabou, espulgabou === Etymology === Verb-object compound, composed of espluga (“to delouse”) +‎ bous (“oxen”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [əsˌplu.ɣəˈβɔws] IPA(key): (Balearic) [əsˌplu.ɣəˈbɔws] IPA(key): (Valencia) [esˌplu.ɣaˈbɔws] === Noun === esplugabous m (invariable) cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) Synonym: garsa blanca === Further reading === “esplugabous”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007