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

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Noun

spotvogel m (plural spotvogels, diminutive spotvogeltje n)

1. icterine warbler (Hippolais icterina)

   Synonym: kersendief

Derived terms

• orpheusspotvogel

 

Further reading

• spotvogel on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl