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Well technically there is nothing wrong with schmetterling, but it isn't quite as sonorous as papillon, and the "schm-" sound can be rather comic. I do like fensterbank! One of my favorite German words is their word for porcupine, although I can't spell it correctly -- "schtockelschwein," or "prickly pig."
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