piikkirotta

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • spiny rat New World rodent of the family Echimyidae

Etymology

Compound from Finnish piikki (spike, spine, thorn, tine, twenty-five, referring to the shape of the horns of these deer, modified from the noun piikki - spike, number 25) + Finnish rotta (rat).

Origin

Finnish

rotta

Gloss

rat

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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