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German
Etymology
From Feuer (“fire”) + Käfer (“bug, beetle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɔɪ̯ɐˌkɛːfɐ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /-keː-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
- Hyphenation: Feu‧er‧kä‧fer
Noun
Feuerkäfer m (strong, genitive Feuerkäfers, plural Feuerkäfer)
- fire-colored beetle (a beetle in the tenebrionoid family Pyrochroidae)
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