spotvogel

Dutch
Hippolais icterina

Etymology

From spotten (“to mock”) +‎ vogel (“bird”); literally, “mockingbird”, although the American birds of that name are known in Dutch as spotlijster.

Pronunciation
  • audio(file)

Noun

spotvogel m (plural spotvogels, diminutive ijsvogeltje n)

  1. The icterine warbler, Hippolais icterina
    Synonym: kersendief

Derived terms
  • orpheusspotvogel

Further reading
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.