hoffmanninlaiskiainen
Finnish
editEtymology
editHoffmannin (“Hoffmann's”) + laiskiainen (“sloth”), named according to the German naturalist Karl Hoffmann
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈhofːmɑnːinˌlɑi̯skiɑi̯nen/, [ˈho̞fːmɑ̝nːinˌlɑ̝i̯s̠k̟iˌɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
- Rhymes: -ɑinen
- Syllabification(key): hoff‧man‧nin‧lais‧ki‧ai‧nen
Noun
edithoffmanninlaiskiainen
- (dated) Synonym of sierainlaiskiainen (“Hoffmann's two-toed sloth, Choloepus hoffmanni”).