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Dutch
Etymology
From zogen + dier, calque of German Säugetier. First attested in the 1800s.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzoːx.diːr/
- Hyphenation: zoog‧dier
Noun
zoogdier n (plural zoogdieren, diminutive zoogdiertje n)
- mammal, any member of the class Mammalia
- (archaic, in older classifications) viviparous mammal
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