schrikvogel

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Dutch

Skelet van Titanis walleri, een soort schrikvogel.

Etymology

From schrik (“terror, dread”) +‎ vogel (“bird”), probably a calque of English terror bird.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsxrɪkˌvoː.ɣəl/

Noun

schrikvogel m (plural schrikvogels, diminutive schrikvogeltje n)

  1. terror bird

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