гъсеница

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Гъсеница на нощенка (нощна пеперуда)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gǫsěnica, a variant of *ǫsěnica. Cognate with Old Church Slavonic юсеница (jusenica), Russian гу́сеница (gúsenica), Ukrainian гу́сениця (húsenycja), Serbo-Croatian гу̏сеница/gȕsenica/гу̏сјеница/gȕsjenica, Slovene gosẹ̑nica, Czech housenka, Slovak husenica, Old Polish wąsienica, Polish gąsienica, Upper Sorbian husańca, Lower Sorbian guseńca.

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Noun

гъсе́ница (gǎsénicaf

  1. caterpillar (larva of butterfies or moths)
  2. (mechanical) caterpillar track

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References

  • гъсеница”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • гъсеница”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010