ratelaar
Dutch
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Chorthippus biguttulus
Etymology
From ratelen (“to rattle”) + -aar.
- The plant species are so named because their seeds make a rattling noise in their capsules.
- The grasshopper species is so named because the male attracts females with a rattling call.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈraː.tə.laːr/
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Noun
ratelaar m (plural ratelaars, diminutive ratelaartje n)
- A rattle, something that makes a rattling noise.
- Any plant of the genus Rhinanthus
- The bow-winged grasshopper, Chorthippus biguttulus syn. Glyptobothrus biguttulus
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Further reading
ratelaar on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
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