Feuerkäfer
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Feuer (“fire”) + Käfer (“bug, beetle”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈfɔɪ̯ɐˌkɛːfɐ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /-keː-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Feu‧er‧kä‧fer
Noun
[edit]Feuerkäfer m (strong, genitive Feuerkäfers, plural Feuerkäfer)
- fire-colored beetle (a beetle in the tenebrionoid family Pyrochroidae)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Feuerkäfer [masculine, strong]
Hyponyms
[edit]- Scharlachroter Feuerkäfer (“Pyrochroa coccinea”)
- Rotköpfiger Feuerkäfer (“Pyrochroa serraticornis”)
- Orangefarbener Feuerkäfer (“Schizotus pectinicornis”)
Further reading
[edit]- “Feuerkäfer” in Duden online
- “Feuerkäfer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache