kolmivarvaslaiskiainen
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]kolmi- (“three”) + -varvas (“toed”) + laiskiainen (“sloth”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈkolmiˌʋɑrʋɑsˌlɑi̯skiɑi̯nen/, [ˈko̞lmiˌʋɑ̝rʋɑ̝s̠ˌlɑ̝i̯s̠k̟iˌɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
- Rhymes: -ɑinen
- Syllabification(key): kol‧mi‧var‧vas‧lais‧ki‧ai‧nen
Noun
[edit]kolmivarvaslaiskiainen
- three-toed sloth (sloth of the genus Bradypus, the only genus in family Bradypodidae)
- (dated) Synonym of bahianlaiskiainen (“pale-throated sloth, Bradypus tridactylus”).