leliehaantje

Dutch

Etymology

From lelie (“lily”) +‎ haantje (“little cock, rooster”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleː.liˌɦaːn.tjə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: le‧lie‧haan‧tje

Noun

leliehaantje n (plural leliehaantjes)

  1. scarlet lily beetle (Lilioceris lilii, a leaf beetle that eats various parts of lilies, fritillaries and other members of the family Liliaceae and lays its eggs on them)

Usage notes

  • The non-diminutive leliehaan is vanishingly rare.

Further reading

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