rapsikärsäkäs

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Finnish

Ceutorhynchus obstrictus

Etymology

rapsi (rapeseed) +‎ kärsäkäs (weevil)

Pronunciation

Noun

rapsikärsäkäs

  1. cabbage seed weevil, cabbage shoot weevil, turnip seed weevil, Ceutorhynchus obstrictus

Usage notes

  • There's been some taxonomic confusion between the species in the genus Ceutorhynchus, see closer the "Notes" section on the EPPO page linked below.

Declension

Possessive forms of rapsikärsäkäs (Kotus type 41*A/vieras, kk-k gradation)

Further reading

  • European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO) database