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eväpallopää

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Finnish

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Etymology

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evä (fin) +‎ pallopää (pilot whale)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈeʋæˌpɑlːoˌpæː/, [ˈe̞ʋæˌpɑ̝lːo̞ˌpæː]
  • Rhymes: -æː
  • Hyphenation(key): evä‧pallo‧pää

Noun

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eväpallopää

  1. long-finned pilot whale, Globicephala melas (species of pilot whale found in Arctic, Antarctic and North Atlantic Oceans, distinguished by its long dorsal fin)
    Synonyms: pallopäävalas, pitkäeväpallopää

Declension

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Possessive forms of eväpallopää (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)