блестянка

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Russian

Etymology

From блесте́ть (blestétʹ, to glitter; to sparkle; to flash; to shine) +‎ -я́нка (-jánka).

Pronunciation

Noun

блестя́нка (blestjánkaf anim or f inan (genitive блестя́нки, nominative plural блестя́нки, genitive plural блестя́нок)

  1. (inanimate) Something shiny; something which shines or sparkles.
  2. (animate) A sap beetle; a beetle of the family Nitidulidae.
  3. (animate) ellipsis of оса́-блестя́нка (osá-blestjánka, cuckoo wasp)
  4. (animate) A jacamar of the genus Galbula.

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