tulikärpänen

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • (insects) A firefly, especially of those species whose flying individuals glow.

Etymology

Compound from Finnish tuli (fire, of fire, fires, fire-) + Finnish kärpänen (fly, moth).

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Finnish

kärpänen

Gloss

fly, moth

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