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merimetso.

cormorant, shag (any bird of the family Phalacrocoracidae)

9 characters4 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmeriˌmetso/[ˈme̞riˌme̞ts̠o̞]
  1. cormorant, shag (any bird of the family Phalacrocoracidae)

  2. great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo (type species of the cormorant family)

Where this word comes from

Compound of meri (“sea”) + metso (“wood grouse, capercaillie”). Cognate construction to Swedish havstjäder (“sea capercaillie = cormorant”).

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