àjàò àjọ̀sọ́n
noun
/à.d͡ʒà.ò à.d͡ʒɔ̀.sɔ̃́/
Definitions
- a type of rodent known as the anomalure in the genus Anomalurus, (specifically) the Beecroft's flying squirrel, it resembles but is not closely related to the main family of flying squirrels
Etymology
From àjàò (“anomalure, flying squirrel”) + à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + jọ (“to resemble”) + ọ̀sọ́n (“afternoon”), literally “The flying squirrel that resembles the bright/orangeness of the afternoon”, named so because of its orange skin and belly
Component words
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ajao ajọsọn”.
Reference:
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