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Kerf.

insect

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɛrf/
  1. insect

    masculine · rare · strong
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Low German Kerbe, from Middle Low German kerf, kerve, probably related to Old Saxon kervan (“to cut”). Synonymous with Kerbtier (1815 by Lorenz Oken); cf. German Low German half (“half”) and Dutch half (“half”) with High German halb (“half”).

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