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karkko.

roundleaf bat (bat of the genus Hipposideros)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɑrkːo/[ˈkɑ̝rkːo̞]
  1. roundleaf bat (bat of the genus Hipposideros)

Where this word comes from

Shortened from kaviokuonoyökkö. The -r- is perhaps either for phonaesthetic reasons or to avoid homonymy with kakko; compare herkko. Coined by Nisäkäsnimistötoimikunta (Committee for Mammal Names) in 2008.

noun/ˈkɑrkːo/[ˈkɑ̝rkːo̞]
  1. synonym of karitsa (“lamb”)

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

kar- + -kko; compare karitsa, karata

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