griend

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Dutch

Globicephala melas

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Danish grindehval.

Noun

griend m (plural grienden, diminutive griendje n)

  1. long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas)
    Synonyms: gewone griend, zwarte griend
  2. (more broadly) pilot whale, blackfish; any delphinid of the genus Globicephala
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch grient, from Proto-Germanic *greuna-, a variant of *greutą (“grit, coarse sand”).

Noun

griend m (plural grienden, diminutive griendje n)

  1. waterside area, overgrown with willows and reeds
  2. wood harvested in such an area, especially willow branches
    Synonym: rijshout
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