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kiipijähiiri

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Finnish

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Etymology

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kiipijä (climber) +‎ hiiri (mouse)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkiːpijæˌhiːri/, [ˈk̟iːpijæˌhiːri]
  • Rhymes: -iːri
  • Hyphenation(key): kii‧pijä‧hiiri

Noun

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kiipijähiiri

  1. climbing mouse (appears in common names of mouse-like rodents in the genera Dendromus, Dendroprionomys, Irenomys, Megadendromus, Pogonomys, Rhipidomys and Vernaya)

Usage notes

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  • Of the genera mentioned above Pogonomys is referred to as tree mouse in English.
  • In addition to the genera mentioned above genus Vandeleuria is referred to as climbing mice in English. In Finnish they are called häntähiiri.

Declension

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Possessive forms of kiipijähiiri (Kotus type 24/uni, no gradation)

Derived terms

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compounds