lepelaar
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈleː.pə.laːr/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: le‧pe‧laar
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch lepelaer. Equivalent to lepel (“spoon”) + -aar (after the bill-shape).
Noun
lepelaar m (plural lepelaars, diminutive lepelaartje n)
- (zoology) spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia
- By extension, closely related bird species, notably of genus Platalea; and the stork
- (botany) The herb Capsella bursa-pastoris, shepherd's purse.
Synonyms
- (herb): herderstasje
Alternative forms
- leperaar m (obsolete)
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