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German
Etymology
From Schmetterling (“butterfly”) + -s- + -kunde (“knowledge, science, -ology”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃmɛtɐlɪŋsˌkʊndə/
- Rhymes: -ʊndə
- Hyphenation: Schmet‧ter‧lings‧kun‧de
Noun
Schmetterlingskunde f (genitive Schmetterlingskunde, no plural)
- lepidopterology (scientific study of butterflies and moths)
- Synonym: Lepidopterologie
Declension
Declension of Schmetterlingskunde
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