wespendief

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Dutch

Pernis apivorus

Etymology

Compound of wesp (“wasp”) +‎ -en- +‎ dief (“thief”). The species is so named due to its preferred diet of insects such as wasps.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɛs.pə(n)ˌdif/
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  • Hyphenation: wes‧pen‧dief

Noun

wespendief m (plural wespendieven)

  1. pern, European honey buzzard, Pernis apivorus
    Synonym: bijenarend
  2. (more broadly) honey buzzard, any raptor of the genera Pernis and Henicopernis

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