"ajao" meaning in Yoruba

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Noun

IPA: /à.d͡ʒà.ò/ Forms: àjàò [canonical]
Etymology: Perhaps from à- + jà + wò, its ability to fly often has it mistaken for a bird or the bat among Yoruba speakers Etymology templates: {{af|yo|à-|jà|wò}} à- + jà + wò Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=àjàò|head2=}} àjàò, {{yo-pos|noun|àjàò|}} àjàò, {{yo-noun|àjàò}} àjàò
  1. rodents known as anomalures, (specifically) two species of rodent in genus Anomalurus that occur in Nigeria, Beecroft's flying squirrel (Anomalurus beecrofti) and Lord Derby's scaly-tailed squirrel (Anomalurus derbianus), not closely related to the better-known group of flying squirrels of the Sciuridae (squirrel) family Categories (lifeform): Animals, Mammals Synonyms: àlàò, ẹlẹ́mọ̀ọ́, àjàwò Derived forms: àjàò ajọ̀sọ́n, àjàò pupa, àjàò dídú
    Sense id: en-ajao-yo-noun-95QKGqA0 Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba terms prefixed with a-

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