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lisko.

lizard; newt

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlisko/[ˈlis̠ko̞]
  1. lizard; newt

  2. any reptile in the suborder Lacertilia

Where this word comes from

Back-formation from sisilisko (“common lizard”), perhaps influenced by basilisko (variant of basiliski (“basilisk”)) also seemingly ending in the same 'formant'. First attested in A. J. Mela's Fauna Fennica (1872).

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