katravesh

Albanian

Etymology

From katra- (“four”) +‎ vesh (“ear”).

Noun

katravesh m

  1. flying black insect with four antennaes that live in rotting tree trunks
  2. (Folkrore) man-eating monster

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
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