Schmetterlingskunde
German, noun/ˈʃmɛtɐlɪŋsˌkʊndə/
Schmetterlingskunde is a German feminine noun meaning “lepidopterology (scientific study of butterflies and moths)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Teilgebiet der Zoologie, das sich mit der Erforschung der Schmetterlinge beschäftigt”.
What does Schmetterlingskunde mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelepidopterology (scientific study of butterflies and moths)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Teilgebiet der Zoologie, das sich mit der Erforschung der Schmetterlinge beschäftigt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Schmetterlingskunde?
- /ˈʃmɛtɐlɪŋsˌkʊndə/
- [ˈʃmɛtɐlɪŋsˌkʊndə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schmetterlingskunde in German?
Schmetterlingskunde appears about once in every 93 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).