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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of roven (“to steal, to rob”) + vogel (“bird”). First mentioned by Christophe Plantin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈroːˌfoː.ɣəl/
- Hyphenation: roof‧vo‧gel
Noun
roofvogel m (plural roofvogels, diminutive roofvogeltje n)
- bird of prey
- Synonym: stootvogel
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