Rapala

See also: Rąpała

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Rapala f

A taxonomic genus within the family Lycaenidae – certain butterflies called flashes.

Hypernyms

(genus):

Hyponyms

(genus): Rapala varuna - type species

References

Rapala on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Rapala on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Rapala on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Etymology

From Finnish Rapala or Polish Rąpała.

Proper noun

Rapala (plural Rapalas)

A surname.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rapala”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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