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metsäkauris

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Finnish

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Etymology

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metsä (forest) +‎ kauris (deer)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmetsæˌkɑu̯ris/, [ˈme̞ts̠æˌkɑ̝u̯ris̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑuris
  • Hyphenation(key): metsä‧kauris

Noun

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metsäkauris

  1. roe deer (either of the two species of deer in genus Capreolus)
  2. roe deer, roe, western roe deer, European roe, Capreolus capreolus
  3. roebuck (the male of roe deer)

Declension

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Possessive forms of metsäkauris (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation)

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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