vaeltajasimpukka
Finnish
editEtymology
editvaeltaja (“wanderer”) + simpukka (“mussel”)
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑeltɑjɑˌsimpukːɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝e̞l̪t̪ɑ̝jɑ̝ˌs̠impukːɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -impukːɑ
- Syllabification(key): va‧el‧ta‧ja‧sim‧puk‧ka
Noun
editvaeltajasimpukka
- zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha (small freshwater mussel originiating from SW Russia, regarded as harmful invasive species in other ecosystems)