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Feuerkäfer

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German

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Etymology

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From Feuer (fire) +‎ Käfer (bug, beetle).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔɪ̯ɐˌkɛːfɐ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /-keː-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: Feu‧er‧kä‧fer

Noun

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Feuerkäfer m (strong, genitive Feuerkäfers, plural Feuerkäfer)

  1. fire-colored beetle (a beetle in the tenebrionoid family Pyrochroidae)

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