aalscholver

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Dutch

Phalacrocorax carbo in Nederlandsche vogelen, 1770-1829

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Etymology

Compound of aal (“eel”) +‎ scholver (“cormorant”).

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  • IPA(key): /ˈaːlˌsxɔl.vər/
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  • Hyphenation: aal‧schol‧ver

Noun

aalscholver m (plural aalscholvers, diminutive aalscholvertje n)

  1. cormorant (a kind of seabird)
  2. (particularly) great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
    • 1825, Jacobus Scheltema, "Iets, over de boetseerkunst, in was, van den heer Petrus Koning, te Utrecht", in Mengelwerk (edition of Vaderlandsche letteroefeningen), 665.
      Een geopende aalscholver of aalslokker (de palingdief), tot het geslacht der pellikanen behoorende, is onder deze, als een der voornaamste stukken, opmerkelijk.
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