woudaap
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of woud + aap. Some have suggested that in this word aap is a variant of hop (“hoopoe”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]woudaap m (plural woudapen, diminutive woudaapje n)
- Any of the small bitterns of the genera Ixobrychus and Dupetor.
- (particularly) The little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus.
Usage notes
[edit]- Used somewhat more commonly in the diminutive.
Hypernyms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Afrikaans: woudapie
Further reading
[edit]woudaap on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
Ixobrychus on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl