amikoq
Greenlandic
Etymology
From Proto-Inuit *amiku- (“cuttlefish”), from Proto-Eskimo *amiku- (“octopus, cuttlefish”).
Pronunciation
- (Nuuk) IPA(key): [a.mi.kɔq]
Noun
amikoq (plural amikut)
- squid
- 2012, Nielsen, J., Suluk (Air Greenland), page 14:
- Uumasut sølvøksiunngitsut allat aamma qaamaneq takulliinaveersaarutitut atortarpaat. Assersuutigalugu amikoq qulinik talilik »bobtailsquid«, immap naqqani toqqorsimasartoq bakteerissanik immikkut qaamaniliortartunik sanaatigaluni.
- Animals other than marine hatchetfishes can also use light as camouflage. For example, the squid 'bobtail squid', which hides on the seabed while cultivating special light-producing bacteria.
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- octopus
- cuttlefish
References
- DAKA