puupäästäinen

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • An erroneous term sometimes used of tree tree shrews, which are called tupaija (tupaija) in Finnish.

Etymology

Compound from Finnish puu (tree, wood, timber, wooden, of wood, log) + Finnish päästäinen (shrew).

Origin

Finnish

päästäinen

Gloss

shrew

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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