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kudlanka

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Etymology

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Coined by Jan Svatopluk Presl, possibly based on Czech kudla (“jack-knife”) due to its similarity to the mantis's forearms.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kudlanka f

  1. mantis (insect)

Declension

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Declension of kudlanka (hard feminine reducible)
singular plural
nominative kudlanka kudlanky
genitive kudlanky kudlanek
dative kudlance kudlankám
accusative kudlanku kudlanky
vocative kudlanko kudlanky
locative kudlance kudlankách
instrumental kudlankou kudlankami

References

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  1. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2001), “kudlanka”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 1st edition, Voznice: LEDA, →ISBN, page 332

Further reading

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