papegaaiduiker

Dutch

FWOTD – 10 November 2020

Etymology

From papegaai (parrot) + duiker (diver).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɑpəˈɣaːjˌdœy̯kər/
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  • Hyphenation: pa‧pe‧gaai‧dui‧ker

Noun

papegaaiduiker m (plural papegaaiduikers, diminutive papegaaiduikertje n)

  1. The puffin, Fratercula arctica, a diving seabird with a coloured beak
    Hypernym: alk
    • 1862, C. T. Winkler, Natuurlijke geschiedenis van het dierenrijk: zoogdieren en vogels, 2nd edition, volume VII, section 484:
      De zonderlinge snavel van den papegaaiduiker onderscheidt dezen vogel ten hoogste van de overige zeevogels, die de dorre klippen van het strand der noordsche zeeën bevolken.
      The weird beak of the puffin distinguishes this bird in the utmost degree of the other seabirds, that populate the arid cliffs at the beachlines of the northern seas.

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