Rüsselkäfer

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German

Etymology

From Rüssel (“proboscis, trunk”) +‎ Käfer (“bug, bettle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁʏsl̩ˌkɛːfɐ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /-keː-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Hyphenation: Rüs‧sel‧kä‧fer
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Noun

Rüsselkäfer m (genitive Rüsselkäfers, plural Rüsselkäfer)

  1. weevil

Declension

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Further reading

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