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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of doorn (“thorn”) + haai (“shark”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdoːrn.ɦaːi̯/
- Hyphenation: doorn‧haai
Noun
doornhaai m (plural doornhaaien, diminutive doornhaaitje n)
- spiny dogfish, spurdog, Squalus acanthias
- Synonym: speerhaai