sydneyntunneliverkkohämähäkki
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]sydneyn (“of Sydney”) + tunneli (“tunnel”) + verkko (“web”) + hämähäkki (“spider”); misunderstood calque of English Sydney funnel-web spider based on confusing funnel with tunnel.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]sydneyntunneliverkkohämähäkki
- Sydney funnel-web spider, Atrax robustus (highly venomous funnel-web spider chiefly found in the area surrounding Sydney, Australia)
Usage notes
[edit]This is probably the most used Finnish term for Atrax robustus, but sydneynsuppilohämähäkki would be more correct given that funnel-web spider is suppilohämähäkki or suppiloverkkohämähäkki in Finnish.