Glossary entry

Deutsch term or phrase:

Steinköcher

Englisch translation:

stone case (entomol., as made by a caddisfly)

Added to glossary by John Speese
Mar 1, 2005 11:07
19 yrs ago
Deutsch term

Steinköcher

Deutsch > Englisch Naturwissenschaften Umwelt und Ökologie
It is a text about animal life in a brook and in this paragraph it concerns how animals try and protect themselves and prevent themselves from being swept away in the current. "Einige leben in schweren Steinköchern oder versteckt zwischen Steinen, Pflanzen und Ästen am Bachgrund"

Discussion

Deborah Shannon Mar 1, 2005:
No idea about the term, but found 2 pictures with google image search: www.wissen.swr.de/ sf/begleit/bg0016/nn04a.htm and www.flyfishingcracks.de/ Lexikon/C/Caddis.htm

Proposed translations

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Deutsch term (edited): Steink�cher
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stone cases

A Koecherfliege is a caddisfly in German, and these insects of the order Trichoptera are all aquatic as larvae, and many species build cases of stones, small pebbles, small pieces of twigs, or leaves, which they glue together with silk. The adults resemble moths and have hairs instead of colored scales on their wings, hence the name Trichoptera, "hairy wing." They are common in clean, fresh water ecosystems everywhere and are important food for trout and other game fish.
Peer comment(s):

agree Uta Waller : That sounds very convincing (much better than my bad guess - LOL)
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agree Michele Fauble
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks John."
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Deutsch term (edited): Steink�cher

stone crevices/fissures

Essentially guesswork! Stone is no problem - a köcher is either a quiver (arrows!) or a case (binoculars etc.). A natural stone formation for living in!
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Deutsch term (edited): Steink�cher

Hollow stone mounds

Hollow stone mounds? One meaning of Köcher is quiver (according to Leo), and one meaning of qiver is "A collection or store; arsenal", according to dictionary.com.
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Deutsch term (edited): Steink�cher

mineral cases

I guess you are talking about caddis flies. They build and carry around cases and attach these cases to cobbles in riffles.
Please see also website.
Peer comment(s):

agree Ken Cox : or see Deborah's pictures and look up 'caddis' in a good dictionary
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