valkohäntäpeura

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Etymology

valko- (white-) +‎ häntä- (tailed) +‎ peura (mid-sized deer)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑlkoˌhæntæˌpeu̯rɑ/,
  • Rhymes: -eurɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): valko‧häntä‧peura

Noun

valkohäntäpeura

  1. white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus.

Usage notes

A committee for naming mammals in Finnish proposed in 2008 that this animal be renamed as valkohäntäkauris. See etymology section of that entry for more information.

Declension

Possessive forms of valkohäntäpeura (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

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