kirsikärpänen

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Etymology

kirsi (ground frost) +‎ kärpänen (moth)

Pronunciation

Noun

kirsikärpänen

  1. wheat bulb fly (Delia coarctata) formerly Hylemya c. (agricultural pest feeding on shoots of wheat, rye and other cereals)

Declension

Possessive forms of kirsikärpänen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)

Further reading

  • European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO) database