wapendier

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Dutch

Etymology

Compound of wapen +‎ dier.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʋaː.pə(n)ˌdiːr/
Hyphenation: wa‧pen‧dier

Noun

wapendier n (plural wapendieren, diminutive wapendiertje n)

(heraldry) a heraldic animal
(figurative, uncommon) a symbolic or totemic animal
(obsolete, biology, chiefly diminutive, rare) a rotifer of the genus Brachionus
(archaic, biology, chiefly diminutive, very rare) a ciliate of the family Stylonychia

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