Finnish

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Etymology

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imu (suction) +‎ jalka (foot) +‎ lepakko (bat), named after the suction cups found at the base of the thumb and under the heel of these animals

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈimuˌjɑlkɑˌlepɑkːo/, [ˈimuˌjɑ̝lkɑ̝ˌle̞pɑ̝kːo̞]
  • Rhymes: -epɑkːo
  • Syllabification(key): i‧mu‧jal‧ka‧le‧pak‧ko

Noun

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imujalkalepakko

  1. disk-winged bat (bat of the Central and South American genus Thyroptera)

Declension

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Possessive forms of imujalkalepakko (Kotus type 4*A/laatikko, kk-k gradation)

Derived terms

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