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зверобой

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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зверь m anim (zverʹ, animal; mammal) +‎ бой m inan (boj, fighting, combat)

Noun

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зверобо́й (zverobójm anim (genitive зверобо́я, nominative plural зверобо́и, genitive plural зверобо́ев)

  1. a hunter, especially one who hunts marine mammals
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Etymology 2

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Uncertain. Proposed to be altered by folk etymology.

Noun

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зверобо́й (zverobójm inan (genitive зверобо́я, nominative plural зверобо́и, genitive plural зверобо́ев)

  1. (botany) St. John's wort, a plant of the genus Hypericum.
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