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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of lang (“long”) + nek (“neck”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɑŋ.nɛk/
- Hyphenation: lang‧nek
Noun
langnek m (plural langnekken, diminutive langnekje n)
- (colloquial) giraffe
2009, Frans Collignon, Het paard in onze taal, section 26:Een andere benaming voor deze langnek is dan ook kameelpanter (of Oudnederlands: kameelpardel).- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
2014 December 4, Karlijn van Houwelingen, “Giraffe dreigt loodje te leggen”, in AD:
- (colloquial) long-necked dinosaur, usually referring to sauropods
- 2002, Hans Post, Van kop tot staart 184.
Deze langnek was nog een kleintje vergeleken met de langnek waarvan nog niet zo lang geleden botten zijn opgegraven: de Brachiosaurus.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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