Kerbtier

German

Etymology

Kerbe + Tier by Joachim Heinrich Campe 1791 to replace the Latinate term Insekt.

Noun

Kerbtier n (genitive Kerbtiers or Kerbtieres, plural Kerbtiere) (rare)

  1. insect

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Kerbtier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Kerbtier in Duden online
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