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waten (“to wade”) + Vogel (“bird”)
- IPA(key): [ˈvaːtˌfoːɡl̩]
- Hyphenation: Wat‧vo‧gel
Watvogel m (strong, genitive Watvogels, plural Watvögel)
- a wading bird
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