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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of dwars (“in a crosswise direction”) + ader (“vein”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʋɑrsˌaː.dər/
- Hyphenation: dwars‧ader
Noun
dwarsader f (plural dwarsaders, diminutive dwarsadertje n)
- (entomology) crossvein (vein of an insect wing)
1937, W. J. Kabos, “Zweefvliegen”, in De Levende Natuur, volume 42, number 3, page 74:Deze vliegjes zijn zeer algemeen en het is vooral N. podagrica, met bruin gezoomde dwarsaders die door zijn eigenaardige vliegmanoeuvres opvalt.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)