merimetso

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • Any bird of the family Phalacrocoracidae (the cormorant family). The individual species in this family are either cormorants or shags by their English common name.
  • A great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo type species of the cormorant family

Etymology

Compound from Finnish meri (sea, of sea, marine) + Finnish metso (capercaillie, wood grouse).

Origin

Finnish

metso

Gloss

capercaillie, wood grouse

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