hirvikärpänen

== Finnish == === Etymology === Compound of hirvi (“moose”) +‎ kärpänen (“fly”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhirʋiˌkærpænen/, [ˈhirʋiˌk̟ærpæne̞n] Rhymes: -ærpænen Syllabification(key): hir‧vi‧kär‧pä‧nen Hyphenation(key): hirvi‧kärpä‧nen === Noun === hirvikärpänen deer ked, deer fly (Lipoptena cervi) ==== Usage notes ==== The English term "deer fly" may also denote sokkopaarma. ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “hirvikärpänen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023