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Dutch
Etymology
From zilver (“silver”) + reiger (“heron”), calque of German Silberreiher. First attested in the early to mid nineteenth century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzɪl.və(r)ˌrɛi̯.ɣər/
- Hyphenation: zil‧ver‧rei‧ger
Noun
zilverreiger m (plural zilverreigers, diminutive zilverreigertje n)
- one of certain herons of the genera Ardea and Egretta that have white plumage; roughly corresponding to egret but used more narrowly
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