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Etymology
[edit]From ral (“rail (bird)”) + reiger (“heron”), calque of German Rallenreiher or less probably directly based on the scientific name (“rail-like little heron”). First attested in the 1850s.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ralreiger m (plural ralreigers, diminutive ralreigertje n)
- squacco heron, Ardeola ralloides.
- Any of the herons of the genus Ardeola.
Further reading
[edit]ralreiger on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
Ardeola on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl