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locken (“to lure”) + Vogel (“bird”)
Lockvogel m (strong, genitive Lockvogels, plural Lockvögel)
- decoy
Declension of Lockvogel [masculine, strong]
- “Lockvogel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Lockvogel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon