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ankerias.

eel (any fish in the order Anguilliformes)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɑŋkeriɑs/[ˈɑ̝ŋk̟e̞ˌriɑ̝s̠]
  1. eel (any fish in the order Anguilliformes)

  2. European eel, eel (species Anguilla anguilla)

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *ankërijas (compare Estonian angerjas), borrowed from Proto-Baltic *angurjás (compare Lithuanian ungurys).

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