"vierling" meaning in All languages combined

See vierling on Wiktionary

Noun [Dutch]

Audio: Nl-vierling.ogg Forms: vierlingen [plural], vierlingetje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: From vier (“four”) + -ling, modeled after tweeling. Etymology templates: {{af|nl|vier|-ling|t1=four}} vier (“four”) + -ling Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-en|vierlingetje}} vierling m (plural vierlingen, diminutive vierlingetje n)
  1. quadruplet; one of a group of four babies born from the same mother during the same birth. Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-vierling-nl-noun-FkrboGih Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch terms suffixed with -ling, Pages with 2 entries

Noun [English]

Forms: vierlings [plural]
Etymology: From German Vierling (“gun with four barrels; quadruplet”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Vierling||gun with four barrels; quadruplet}} German Vierling (“gun with four barrels; quadruplet”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} vierling (plural vierlings)
  1. A long firearm with four barrels (typically two shotgun barrels and two rifle barrels).
    Sense id: en-vierling-en-noun-qWSi~pTa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries

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