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leijuri.

anomalure, anomalurid, scaly-tailed squirrel (any member of the family Anomaluridae, a family of rodents found in central Africa)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlei̯juri/[ˈle̞i̯j(ː)uri]
  1. anomalure, anomalurid, scaly-tailed squirrel (any member of the family Anomaluridae, a family of rodents found in central Africa)

  2. A fictional aircraft capable of hovering.

  3. helicopter (Finnish-language term proposed by professor Aarni Penttilä, which never gained ground, but survives as curiosity)

    historical
Where this word comes from

leijua (“to hover”) + -uri. In the sense "anomalure", coined by Nisäkäsnimistötoimikunta (Committee for Mammal Names) in 2008. The older term for these animals is suomuhäntäorava (“lit. scale-tailed squirrel”), which still appears to be more frequently used (2012).

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