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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of achter + lijf.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑx.tərˌlɛi̯f/
- Hyphenation: ach‧ter‧lijf
Noun
achterlijf n (plural achterlijven, diminutive achterlijfje n)
- rear, backside of an animal
- (of an arthropod) abdomen, propodeum, opisthosoma