Rapala

See also: Rąpała

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Rapala f

1. 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)

1. A surname.

Further reading

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