seeprakotiloahven

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • Neolamprologus multifasciatus; in the aquarium fish trade often called multi, shellie or shell dweller small shell-dwelling cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika

Etymology

Compound from Finnish seepra (zebra, from the coloring) + Finnish kotilo (from the habit of this fish of using empty shells for hiding, shell of a mollusc)+ Finnish ahven (perch, perciform fish).

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Finnish

ahven

Gloss

perch, perciform fish

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