orastoukka
Finnish
noun
Definitions
- cutworm larva of turnip moth, Agrotis segetum, notorious for eating the shoots of cereals
Etymology
Compound from Finnish oras (shoots of cereals cultivated hay, shoots of cereal grass collectively, shoots) + Finnish toukka (larva).
Origin
Finnish
toukka
Gloss
larva
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hyönteistoukka Finnish
- kirjatoukka Finnish
- kärpäsentoukka Finnish
- lukutoukka Finnish
- ora Finnish
- oras Finnish
- oraspelto Finnish
- orastaa Finnish
- orasyökkönen Finnish
- perhosentoukka Finnish
- sammakontoukka Finnish
- silkkitoukka Finnish
- silkkiäistoukka Finnish
- sokeritoukka Finnish
- toukka Finnish
- toukka-aste Finnish
- toukkahoito Finnish
- toukkainen Finnish
- toukkaterapia Finnish
- vehnänoras Finnish
- *toukka Proto-Finnic