хърделка

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Bulgarian

Хърделки, обгризващи листо
Възрастна хърделка

Etymology

From dialectal хърде́л (hǎrdél, scuffle) (originally: gnawing, nibbling) +‎ -ка (-ka). Akin to Czech chrdý (sickly, feeble).

Pronunciation

Noun

хърде́лка (hǎrdélkaf

  1. (dialectal) maggot of a sawfly (or another pestilent insect)
  2. (by extension) adult sawfly (hymenopteran insect of suborder Symphyta)
    Synonym: расти́телна оса́ (rastítelna osá)

Declension