tulikärpänen

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Finnish

Etymology

tuli (fire) +‎ kärpänen (fly)

Pronunciation

Noun

tulikärpänen

  1. (insects) A firefly, especially of those species whose flying individuals glow.

Declension

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

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