mierenegel
Dutch
Etymology
Compound of mier (“ant”) + -en- + egel (“hedgehog”). Named after its resemblance to a hedgehog and its diet of ants and termites. First attested in the mid-nineteenth century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmiː.rənˌeː.ɣəl/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: mie‧ren‧egel
Noun
mierenegel m (plural mierenegels, diminutive mierenegeltje n)
- echidna, any member of the family Tachyglossidae [from mid 19th c.]
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