housenice

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech húsěnicě, from Proto-Slavic *ǫsěnica.

Pronunciation

Noun

housenice f

  1. (archaic or dialectal) caterpillar
    Synonym: housenka
  2. one of several hypocrealean fungi species
    housenice červenáCordyceps militaris
    housenice čínskácaterpillar fungus, Ophiocordyceps sinensis
    housenice hlavatáTolypocladium capitatum
    housenice vosováOphiocordyceps sphecocephala
  3. tenthredinid larva
    Synonym: pahousenka

Declension

Further reading

  • housenice”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • housenice”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989