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leipäkuoriainen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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leipä (bread) +‎ kuoriainen (beetle)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlei̯pæˌkuo̯riɑi̯nen/, [ˈle̞i̯pæˌkuo̞̯riˌɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑinen
  • Hyphenation(key): leipä‧kuori‧ai‧nen

Noun

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leipäkuoriainen

  1. drugstore beetle, bread beetle, biscuit beetle, Stegobium paniceum (brown beetle that can be found infesting a wide variety of dried plant products)

Declension

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

Further reading

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