seeprakotiloahven
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]seepra (“zebra, from the coloring”) + kotilo (“shell of a mollusc, from the habit of this fish of using empty shells for hiding”) + ahven (“perciform fish”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈseːprɑˌkotiloˌɑhʋen/, [ˈs̠e̞ːprɑ̝ˌko̞t̪ilo̞ˌɑ̝xʋe̞n]
- Rhymes: -ɑhʋen
- Syllabification(key): seep‧ra‧ko‧ti‧lo‧ah‧ven
Noun
[edit]seeprakotiloahven
- Neolamprologus multifasciatus; in the aquarium fish trade often called multi, shellie or shell dweller (small shell-dwelling cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika)