tapuit

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Dutch

Oenanthe oenanthe (male)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɑˈpœy̯t/
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  • Hyphenation: ta‧puit
  • Rhymes: -œy̯t

Noun

tapuit m (plural tapuiten, diminutive tapuitje n)

  1. northern wheatear, Oenanthe oenanthe
    Synonym: wijntapper
  2. chat, wheatear, used of certain songbirds of the subfamily Saxicolinae, especially of the genera Oenanthe, Saxicola, Myrmecocichla, Thamnolaea, Namibornis and Campicoloides; relatively few birds in other genera are called tapuit

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