pestvogel

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Dutch

Een pestvogel. — A Bohemian waxwing.

Etymology

Compound of pest (“plague, pestilence”) +‎ vogel (“bird”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛstˌvoː.ɣəl/
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  • Hyphenation: pest‧vo‧gel

Noun

pestvogel m (plural pestvogels, diminutive pestvogeltje n)

  1. the Bohemian waxwing, Bombycilla garrulus
  2. (less specifically) a waxwing, any bird of the genus Bombycilla

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