leopardisiiseli
Finnish
editEtymology
editleopardi (“leopard”) + siiseli (“ground squirrel”), calque of English leopard ground squirrel
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈleopɑrdiˌsiːseli/, [ˈle̞o̞ˌpɑ̝rdiˌs̠iːs̠e̞li]
- Rhymes: -iːseli
- Syllabification(key): le‧o‧par‧di‧sii‧se‧li
Noun
editleopardisiiseli
- thirteen-lined ground squirrel, striped gopher, leopard ground squirrel, squinney, Ictidomys tridecemlineatus, syn. Spermophilus tridecemlineatus (small brownish ground squirrel, with 13 alternating brown and whitish longitudinal lines on its back and sides)