etelänheinäsirkkahiiri
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]etelän- (“southern”) + heinäsirkka (“grasshopper”) + hiiri (“mouse”), calque of English southern grasshopper mouse
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈetelænˌhei̯næˌsirkːɑˌhiːri/, [ˈe̞t̪e̞lænˌhe̞i̯næˌs̠irkːɑ̝ˌhiːri]
- Rhymes: -iːri
- Syllabification(key): e‧te‧län‧hei‧nä‧sirk‧ka‧hii‧ri
Noun
[edit]etelänheinäsirkkahiiri
- southern grasshopper mouse, scorpion mouse, Onychomys torridus (cricetic rodent found in Mexico and in Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah in the United States, notable for its resistance to the venom of Arizona bark scorpion which it feeds on along with other arthropods)