kavioeläin

== Finnish == === Etymology === kavio (“hoof”) +‎ eläin (“animal”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɑʋioˌelæi̯n/, [ˈkɑ̝ʋio̞ˌe̞læi̯n] Rhymes: -elæin Syllabification(key): ka‧vi‧o‧e‧läin Hyphenation(key): ka‧vio‧eläin === Noun === kavioeläin (dated) ungulate odd-toed ungulate, perissodactyl ==== Usage notes ==== Ungulates used to be called kavioeläimet in zoology, and the perissodactyls were called varsinaiset kavioeläimet (“true ungulates”). This caused confusion as in common Finnish the word kavio refers strictly to a single-toed hoof and the word sorkka to an even-toed hoof. In regulation sorkka- ja kavioeläin is used as equivalent to "ungulate". ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (ungulate): sorkka- ja kavioeläin ==== Derived terms ==== sorkka- ja kavioeläin === Further reading === “kavioeläin”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023