قامش بوجكی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From قامش (kamış, “reed”) and بوجك (böcek, “insect”). These aquatic beetles are found in the same places as reeds. In English they are sometimes called reed beetles.

Noun

قامش بوجكی • (kamış böceği)

  1. A leaf beetle in subfamily Donaciinae.

References

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