wespendief

Dutch

Pernis apivorus

Etymology

Compound of wesp (“wasp”) +‎ -en- +‎ dief (“thief”). The species is so named due to its preferred diet of insects such as wasps.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɛs.pə(n)ˌdif/

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• Hyphenation: wes‧pen‧dief

Noun

wespendief m (plural wespendieven)

1. pern, European honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus)

   Synonym: bijenarend

2. (more broadly) honey buzzard, any raptor of the genera Pernis and Henicopernis

Further reading

• wespendief on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl