sint-jacobsvlinder

Dutch

Etymology

From vlinder, perhaps named after its host plant, jakobskruiskruid. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

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Noun

sint-jacobsvlinder m (plural sint-jacobsvlinders, diminutive sint-jacobsvlindertje n)

  1. The cinnabar moth, Tyria jacobaeae

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