zadelrug

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Dutch

Philesturnus carunculatus

Etymology

From zadel (“saddle”) +‎ rug (“back”), probably a calque of English saddleback.

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Noun

zadelrug m (plural zadelruggen, diminutive zadelruggetje n or zadelrugje n)

  1. a saddleback; any bird of the genus Philesturnus

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