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kirsikärpänen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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kirsi (ground frost) +‎ kärpänen (moth)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkirsiˌkærpænen/, [ˈk̟irs̠iˌk̟ærpæne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ærpænen
  • Hyphenation(key): kirsi‧kärpä‧nen

Noun

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kirsikärpänen

  1. wheat bulb fly (Delia coarctata) formerly Hylemya c. (agricultural pest feeding on shoots of wheat, rye and other cereals)

Declension

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Possessive forms of kirsikärpänen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)

Further reading

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  • European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO) database [1]