ophokken

ophokken (infinitive)
ophokken (gerund neuter)
hok op (first-person main-clause present singular)
hokte op (first-person main-clause past singular)
ophok (first-person present singular subordinate-clause)
ophokte (first-person past singular subordinate-clause)
hokt op (main-clause present second-person singular)
hok op (main-clause present second-person singular)
hokte op (main-clause past second-person singular)
ophokt (present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
ophokte (past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
hokt op (formal main-clause present second-person singular)
hokte op (formal main-clause past second-person singular)
ophokt (formal present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
ophokte (formal past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
hokt op (Flanders colloquial main-clause present second-person singular)
hokt op (archaic formal main-clause majestic present second-person singular)
hokte op (Flanders colloquial main-clause past second-person singular)
hokte op (archaic formal main-clause majestic past second-person singular)
ophokt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
ophokt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
ophokte (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
ophokte (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
hokt op (main-clause present singular third-person)
hokte op (main-clause past singular third-person)
ophokt (present singular subordinate-clause third-person)
ophokte (past singular subordinate-clause third-person)
hokken op (main-clause plural present)
hokten op (main-clause past plural)
ophokken (plural present subordinate-clause)
ophokten (past plural subordinate-clause)
hokke op (archaic main-clause present singular subjunctive)
hokte op (archaic main-clause past singular subjunctive)
ophokke (archaic present singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
ophokte (archaic past singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
hokken op (archaic main-clause plural present subjunctive)
hokten op (archaic main-clause past plural subjunctive)
ophokken (archaic plural present subjunctive subordinate-clause)
ophokten (archaic past plural subjunctive subordinate-clause)
hok op (imperative main-clause present singular)
hokt op (archaic imperative main-clause plural present)
ophokkend (main-clause participle present)
opgehokt (main-clause participle past)

(transitive, of livestock and pets) to bring inside, to stable


kuifeend

nl-noun

kuifeend f (plural kuifeenden, diminutive kuifeendje n)

kuifeenden (plural)
kuifeendje (diminutive neuter)

From kuif (“crest, quiff”) + eend (“duck”).

Aythya fuligula
Aythya fuligula#Translingual


maritieme oorworm

maritieme oorworm m (plural maritieme oorwormen, diminutive maritiem oorwormpje n)

maritieme oorwormen (plural)
maritiem oorwormpje (diminutive neuter)


pijlstaartrog

pijlstaartrog m (plural pijlstaartroggen, diminutive pijlstaartrogje n or pijlstaartroggetje n)

pijlstaartroggen (plural)
pijlstaartrogje (diminutive neuter)
pijlstaartroggetje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of pijl (“arrow”) + staart (“tail”) + rog (“ray”).

compound

(particularly) common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca)


roofgier

Compound of roof (“theft, robbery”) or roven (“to rob”) + gier (“vulture, desire”).


optuigen

optuigen (infinitive)
optuigen (gerund neuter)
tuig op (first-person main-clause present singular)
tuigde op (first-person main-clause past singular)
optuig (first-person present singular subordinate-clause)
optuigde (first-person past singular subordinate-clause)
tuigt op (main-clause present second-person singular)
tuig op (main-clause present second-person singular)
tuigde op (main-clause past second-person singular)
optuigt (present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
optuigde (past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
tuigt op (formal main-clause present second-person singular)
tuigde op (formal main-clause past second-person singular)
optuigt (formal present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
optuigde (formal past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
tuigt op (Flanders colloquial main-clause present second-person singular)
tuigt op (archaic formal main-clause majestic present second-person singular)
tuigde op (Flanders colloquial main-clause past second-person singular)
tuigde op (archaic formal main-clause majestic past second-person singular)
optuigt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
optuigt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
optuigde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
optuigde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
tuigt op (main-clause present singular third-person)
tuigde op (main-clause past singular third-person)
optuigt (present singular subordinate-clause third-person)
optuigde (past singular subordinate-clause third-person)
tuigen op (main-clause plural present)
tuigden op (main-clause past plural)
optuigen (plural present subordinate-clause)
optuigden (past plural subordinate-clause)
tuige op (archaic main-clause present singular subjunctive)
tuigde op (archaic main-clause past singular subjunctive)
optuige (archaic present singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
optuigde (archaic past singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
tuigen op (archaic main-clause plural present subjunctive)
tuigden op (archaic main-clause past plural subjunctive)
optuigen (archaic plural present subjunctive subordinate-clause)
optuigden (archaic past plural subjunctive subordinate-clause)
tuig op (imperative main-clause present singular)
tuigt op (archaic imperative main-clause plural present)
optuigend (main-clause participle present)
opgetuigd (main-clause participle past)

(livestock, particularly equestrianism, transitive) to tack (up)

livestock; particularly equestrianism; livestock; particularly equestrianism


aftuigen

aftuigen (infinitive)
aftuigen (gerund neuter)
tuig af (first-person main-clause present singular)
tuigde af (first-person main-clause past singular)
aftuig (first-person present singular subordinate-clause)
aftuigde (first-person past singular subordinate-clause)
tuigt af (main-clause present second-person singular)
tuig af (main-clause present second-person singular)
tuigde af (main-clause past second-person singular)
aftuigt (present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aftuigde (past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
tuigt af (formal main-clause present second-person singular)
tuigde af (formal main-clause past second-person singular)
aftuigt (formal present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aftuigde (formal past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
tuigt af (Flanders colloquial main-clause present second-person singular)
tuigt af (archaic formal main-clause majestic present second-person singular)
tuigde af (Flanders colloquial main-clause past second-person singular)
tuigde af (archaic formal main-clause majestic past second-person singular)
aftuigt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aftuigt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aftuigde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aftuigde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
tuigt af (main-clause present singular third-person)
tuigde af (main-clause past singular third-person)
aftuigt (present singular subordinate-clause third-person)
aftuigde (past singular subordinate-clause third-person)
tuigen af (main-clause plural present)
tuigden af (main-clause past plural)
aftuigen (plural present subordinate-clause)
aftuigden (past plural subordinate-clause)
tuige af (archaic main-clause present singular subjunctive)
tuigde af (archaic main-clause past singular subjunctive)
aftuige (archaic present singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
aftuigde (archaic past singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
tuigen af (archaic main-clause plural present subjunctive)
tuigden af (archaic main-clause past plural subjunctive)
aftuigen (archaic plural present subjunctive subordinate-clause)
aftuigden (archaic past plural subjunctive subordinate-clause)
tuig af (imperative main-clause present singular)
tuigt af (archaic imperative main-clause plural present)
aftuigend (main-clause participle present)
afgetuigd (main-clause participle past)

From af (“off, down”) + tuigen (“to equip”).

(livestock, particularly equestrianism, transitive) to remove tack from, to unequip


zandaal

nl-noun

zandaal m (plural zandalen, diminutive zandaaltje n)

zandalen (plural)
zandaaltje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of zand (“sand”) + aal (“eel”).

great sand eel (Hyperoplus lanceolatus) (individual or species)


renkoekoek

renkoekoek m (plural renkoekoeken, diminutive renkoekoekje n)

renkoekoeken (plural)
renkoekoekje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of rennen (“to run”) + koekoek (“cuckoo”).


schollevaar

schollevaar m (plural schollevaars or schollevaren, diminutive schollevaartje n)

schollevaars (plural)
schollevaren (plural)
schollevaartje (diminutive neuter)

1724, Jacob Campo Weyerman, Den ontleeder der gebreeken. Deel 1, Hendrik Bosch (publ.), 124.
Een pikzwarte Schollevaar, een groot Lief hebber van Rynvisch, woonde om en by de Stichtsche Vaart, en hy stelde al de Vyvers onder contributie.

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

1862, Tiberius Cornelis Winkler (misprinted as Dr. C. T. Winkler), Natuurlijke geschiedenis van het dierenrijk. Zoogdieren en vogels, publ. by Van Druten & Bleeker (second edition), 500.
Een over dwars gegrepen visch wordt in de hoogte geworpen, en de schollevaar vangt hem zoo behendig weder op, dat de kop van den visch naar beneden komt; hij slikt hem dan gemakkelijk in, want de slokdarm en huid van den hals zijn zeer uitzetbaar.


scholver

scholver m (plural scholvers, diminutive scholvertje n)

scholvers (plural)
scholvertje (diminutive neuter)

(dated) Synonym of aalscholver (“cormorant”)


bruine beer

bruine beer m (plural bruine beren, diminutive bruin beertje n)

bruine beren (plural)
bruin beertje (diminutive neuter)


zeewolf

zeewolf m (plural zeewolven, diminutive zeewolfje n)

zeewolven (plural)
zeewolfje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of zee (“sea”) + wolf (“wolf”).

Anarhichas lupus
Anarhichas lupus#Translingual


pissebed

pissebed m or f (plural pissebedden, diminutive pissebedje n)

pissebedden (plural)
pissebedje (diminutive neuter)

isopod, pill bug, woodlouse: any member of the Isopoda


clownvis

clownvis m (plural clownvissen, diminutive clownvisje n)

clownvissen (plural)
clownvisje (diminutive neuter)

From clown (“clown”) + vis (“fish”), a calque of English clownfish.

A clownfish; any of various fish of the subfamily Amphiprioninae.


wolfsspin

wolfsspin f (plural wolfsspinnen, diminutive wolfsspinnetje n)

wolfsspinnen (plural)
wolfsspinnetje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of wolf (“wolf”) + -s- + spin (“spider”).

wolf spider, spider of the family Lycosidae


zeeduivel

zeeduivel m (plural zeeduivels, diminutive zeeduiveltje n)

zeeduivels (plural)
zeeduiveltje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of zee (“sea”) + duivel (“devil”). Compare German Seeteufel.

Lophius piscatorius
Lophius piscatorius#Translingual


Tasmaanse duivel

Tasmaanse duivel m (plural Tasmaanse duivels, diminutive Tasmaans duiveltje n)

Tasmaanse duivels (plural)
Tasmaans duiveltje (diminutive neuter)

Sarcophilus harrisii
Sarcophilus harrisii#Translingual


beenbreker

beenbreker m (plural beenbrekers, diminutive beenbrekertje n)

beenbrekers (plural)
beenbrekertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of been (“bone”) + breker (“breaker”). Compare brekebeen.

1660, John Honston, Dᴿ. Ionstons Beſchrijving vande Natuur der Vogelen, neffens haar Beeldeniſſen in koper geſneden, tr. by M Grausius from Latin, publ. by I. I. Schipper, page 13.
Dit ſchijnt de waarheid t'onder ſchryven : Maar nochtans wijl de Arend‚en Beenbrekers, en Gieren, gelijk uit Ariſtoteles en Plinius blijkt, ſich met elkander vermenghen : kander lichtlijk uit vogelen van verſcheide gedaanten, een derde , en die onvrughtbaar, gelijk uit een Merry,en Eſel de muil, voort geteelt werden, welke om de gelijkheid mette Gieren, groter dan de Arenden eer onder d'andere plaats gegeven werd.

vs. 13 En van het gevogelte zult gij deze verfoeijen, zij zullen niet gegeten worden, zij zullen een verfoeiſel zijn: den arend, en den beenbreker, en den meerarend.

1789, De bybel vertaald, omschreeven en door aanmerkingen opgehelderd, page 481, margin note:

vs. 13 And of the birds you shall abhor these ones, they shall not be eaten, they shall be an abomination: the golden eagle, and the sea eagle, and the "lake eagle".

1811 December 27, H. Kluit, "Bylage tot het berigt wegens eene Fransche Grammatica", in Algemeene konst- en letterbode, page 412 (italics original, emphasis added).
De Beenbreker heet in 't Fransch l'Osſifrague, of le grand aigle de mer.

Haliaeetus albicilla
Haliaeetus albicilla#Translingual

(obsolete) Synonym of zeearend (“white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)”)


sneeuwpanter

sneeuwpanter m (plural sneeuwpanters, diminutive sneeuwpantertje n)

sneeuwpanters (plural)
sneeuwpantertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of sneeuw (“snow”) + panter (“panther”).

com+

Panthera uncia
Panthera uncia#Translingual

snow panther, snow leopard (Uncia uncia syn. Panthera uncia)


sneeuwvlo

nl-noun

sneeuwvlo f (plural sneeuwvlooien, diminutive sneeuwvlootje n or sneeuwvlooitje n)

sneeuwvlooien (plural)
sneeuwvlootje (diminutive neuter)
sneeuwvlooitje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of sneeuw (“snow”) + vlo (“flea”).


sneeuwuil

nl-noun

sneeuwuil m or f (plural sneeuwuilen, diminutive sneeuwuiltje n)

sneeuwuilen (plural)
sneeuwuiltje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of sneeuw (“snow”) + uil (“owl”).

com+

Bubo scandiacus
Bubo scandiacus#Translingual


sneeuwmuis

nl-noun

sneeuwmuis f (plural sneeuwmuizen, diminutive sneeuwmuisje n)

sneeuwmuizen (plural)
sneeuwmuisje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of sneeuw (“snow”) + muis (“mouse”).

com+

Chionomys nivalis
Wikispecies:Chionomys nivalis


sneeuwhaas

nl-noun

sneeuwhaas m (plural sneeuwhasen, diminutive sneeuwhaasje n)

sneeuwhasen (plural)
sneeuwhaasje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of sneeuw (“snow”) + haas (“hare”).


louw

nl-noun

louw f or m (plural louwen, diminutive louwtje n)

louwen (plural)
louwtje (diminutive neuter)

Synonym of zeelt (“tench (Tinca tinca)”)


muurvarken

muurvarken n (plural muurvarkens, diminutive muurvarkentje n)

muurvarkens (plural)
muurvarkentje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of muur (“wall”) + varken (“pig”). Cf. English sowbug.


kelderzeug

kelderzeug f (plural kelderzeugen, diminutive kelderzeugje n)

kelderzeugen (plural)
kelderzeugje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of kelder (“cellar”) + zeug (“sow”). Cf. English sowbug.

(Netherlands, mainly used in Gelderland, also Brabant) woodlouse, pillbug


varkensbeest

varkensbeest n (plural varkensbeesten, diminutive varkensbeestje n)

varkensbeesten (plural)
varkensbeestje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of varken (“pig”) + -s- + beest (“animal, beast”). Cf. English sowbug.


steenmot

nl-noun

steenmot f (plural steenmotten, diminutive steenmotje n)

steenmotten (plural)
steenmotje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of steen (“stone”) + mot (“sow”). Cf. English sowbug.

(Northern, mostly used in the east and north of the Netherlands) woodlouse, isopod


duiventil

duiventil f (plural duiventillen, diminutive duiventilletje n)

duiventillen (plural)
duiventilletje (diminutive neuter)


hondenhok

hondenhok n (plural hondenhokken, diminutive hondenhokje n)

hondenhokken (plural)
hondenhokje (diminutive neuter)

18th century or earlier. Compound of hond + -en- + hok.


kogelvis

kogelvis m (plural kogelvissen, diminutive kogelvisje n)

kogelvissen (plural)
kogelvisje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of kogel (“bullet”) + vis (“fish”).

blowfish, puffer, any fish of the Tetraodontidae


sidderaal

sidderaal m (plural sidderalen, diminutive sidderaaltje n)

sidderalen (plural)
sidderaaltje (diminutive neuter)

Early 19th century. Compound of sidderen (“to tremble”) + aal (“eel”), after siddervisch (“electric ray, torpedo”, 18th c., now distinguished as sidderrog). Both terms may be calques from German Zitterfisch (16th c.), Zitteraal (18th c.).

Electrophorus electricus
Electrophorus electricus#Translingual


pieterman

pieterman m (plural pietermannen, diminutive pietermannetje n)

pietermannen (plural)
pietermannetje (diminutive neuter)

weever, any individual fish or species of the family Trachinidae


buidelmol

buidelmol m (plural buidelmollen, diminutive buidelmolletje n)

buidelmollen (plural)
buidelmolletje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of buidel (“pouch”) + mol (“mole”).

marsupial mole, any animal of the two species from the genus Notoryctes and the family Notoryctidae


sneeuwgeit

sneeuwgeit f (plural sneeuwgeiten, diminutive sneeuwgeitje n)

sneeuwgeiten (plural)
sneeuwgeitje (diminutive neuter)

Oreamnos americanus
Wikispecies:Oreamnos americanus

mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus, individual or species)


sneeuwgans

sneeuwgans f (plural sneeuwganzen, diminutive sneeuwgansje n)

sneeuwganzen (plural)
sneeuwgansje (diminutive neuter)

Chen caerulescens
Chen caerulescens#Translingual

snow goose (Chen caerulescens) (individually or as a species)


aardmuis

aardmuis f (plural aardmuizen, diminutive aardmuisje n)

aardmuizen (plural)
aardmuisje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of aard (“earth”, alternative form of aarde) + muis (“mouse”).


grijze vos

nl-noun

grijze vos m (plural grijze vossen, diminutive grijs vosje n)

grijze vossen (plural)
grijs vosje (diminutive neuter)


rode vos

rode vos m (plural rode vossen, diminutive rood vosje n)

rode vossen (plural)
rood vosje (diminutive neuter)

Vulpes vulpes
Vulpes vulpes#Translingual


woestijnvos

woestijnvos m (plural woestijnvossen, diminutive woestijnvosje n)

woestijnvossen (plural)
woestijnvosje (diminutive neuter)


poolvos

poolvos m (plural poolvossen, diminutive poolvosje n)

poolvossen (plural)
poolvosje (diminutive neuter)

Vulpes lagopus
Vulpes lagopus#Translingual


zilvervos

zilvervos m (plural zilvervossen, diminutive zilvervosje n)

zilvervossen (plural)
zilvervosje (diminutive neuter)

silver fox, colour variation of Vulpes vulpes


steppevos

steppevos m (plural steppevossen, diminutive steppevosje n)

steppevossen (plural)
steppevosje (diminutive neuter)

Vulpes corsac
Vulpes corsac#Translingual


gewone vos

gewone vos m (plural gewone vossen, diminutive gewoon vosje n)

gewone vossen (plural)
gewoon vosje (diminutive neuter)

red fox (Vulpes vulpes) (in contrast to other fox species)


kitvos

kitvos m (plural kitvossen, diminutive kitvosje n)

kitvossen (plural)
kitvosje (diminutive neuter)


zandvos

zandvos m (plural zandvossen, diminutive zandvosje n)

zandvossen (plural)
zandvosje (diminutive neuter)

De zandvos of de Vulpes ruepelli heeft hetzelfde slanke voorkomen als de rode vos.

2016, Nathalie van Caster, De zandvos en de poolvos: zelfde familie, twee uitersten.:

Iedere keer dat ze 's nachts gemekker hoort, slaat haar een onrust om het hart, wat kan het zijn dat de geit doet opschrikken, een zandvos, een wolf, een mens die in het duister op pad is, een man die de slaap niet kan vatten tenzij na het genot van een vrouw?

Vulpes rueppellii
Vulpes rueppellii#Translingual

Rüppell's fox, sand fox (Vulpes rueppellii)


oostelijke zandvos

oostelijke zandvos m (plural oostelijke zandvossen, diminutive oostelijk zandvosje n)

oostelijke zandvossen (plural)
oostelijk zandvosje (diminutive neuter)

Vulpes pallida
Vulpes pallida#Translingual


vale vos

vale vos m (plural vale vossen, diminutive vaal vosje n)

vale vossen (plural)
vaal vosje (diminutive neuter)


grootoorkitvos

grootoorkitvos m (plural grootoorkitvossen, diminutive grootoorkitvosje n)

grootoorkitvossen (plural)
grootoorkitvosje (diminutive neuter)

Vulpes macrotis
Vulpes macrotis#Translingual


Kaapse vos

Kaapse vos m (plural Kaapse vossen, diminutive Kaaps vosje n)

Kaapse vossen (plural)
Kaaps vosje (diminutive neuter)


kamavos

kamavos m (plural kamavossen, diminutive kamavosje n)

kamavossen (plural)
kamavosje (diminutive neuter)


Afghaanse vos

Afghaanse vos m (plural Afghaanse vossen, diminutive Afghaans vosje n)

Afghaanse vossen (plural)
Afghaans vosje (diminutive neuter)


Bengaalse vos

Bengaalse vos m (plural Bengaalse vossen, diminutive Bengaals vosje n)

Bengaalse vossen (plural)
Bengaals vosje (diminutive neuter)

Vulpes bengalensis
Vulpes bengalensis#Translingual


Indische vos

Indische vos m (plural Indische vossen, diminutive Indisch vosje n)

Indische vossen (plural)
Indisch vosje (diminutive neuter)

Bengal fox, Indian fox (Vulpes bengalensis)


eilandvos

eilandvos m (plural eilandvossen, diminutive eilandvosje n)

eilandvossen (plural)
eilandvosje (diminutive neuter)

From eiland + vos, calque of English island fox.

Ik ben ook geholpen door Susan en Alexandra Morris en Tim Coonan, die zich vele jaren hebben ingezet voor de eilandvos.

2009, Jane Goodall, Hoop voor dier en wereld. Hoe bedreigde diersoorten gered worden van uitsterven:

Met een aantal dieren, zoals de lederschildpad, twee albatrossoorten en de eilandvos, gaat het iets beter dan voorheen, vooral door menselijk ingrijpen.

2013 November 26, “Okapi op lijst bedreigde diersoorten”, in Het Parool:

Urocyon littoralis
Urocyon littoralis#Translingual


Azaravos

Azaravos m (plural Azaravossen, diminutive Azaravosje n)

Azaravossen (plural)
Azaravosje (diminutive neuter)

Lycalopex gymnocercus
Lycalopex gymnocercus#Translingual

pampas fox, Azara's fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus)


andesvos

andesvos m (plural andesvossen, diminutive andesvosje n, feminine andesvossin)

andesvossen (plural)
andesvosje (diminutive neuter)
andesvossin (feminine)

Verder komen hier ook de grote hoornuil en de andesvos voor.

2006, Veerle Van Haerenborgh, Ecotoerisme als duurzame ontwikkeling in Ecuador. Ontwikkeling van een ecotoeristisch model in een inheemse gemeenschap, published 2007, page 20:

Lycalopex culpaeus
Lycalopex culpaeus#Translingual


beermarter

beermarter m (plural beermarters, diminutive beermartertje n)

beermarters (plural)
beermartertje (diminutive neuter)

Arctictis binturong
Arctictis binturong#Translingual

binturong, bearcat (Arctictis binturong)


bintoerong

bintoerong m (plural bintoerongs, diminutive bintoeronkje n)

bintoerongs (plural)
bintoeronkje (diminutive neuter)


honingdas

honingdas m (plural honingdassen, diminutive honingdasje n)

honingdassen (plural)
honingdasje (diminutive neuter)

/ˈɦoː.nɪŋˌdɑs/

Compound of honing (“honey”) + das (“badger”).

Mellivora capensis
Mellivora capensis#Translingual

ratel, honey badger (Mellivora capensis)


holenbeer

holenbeer m (plural holenberen, diminutive holenbeertje n)

holenberen (plural)
holenbeertje (diminutive neuter)

First attested in the mid-to-late-19th century. Compound of hol + -en- + beer, calque of German Höhlenbär.


koekjessnijder

koekjessnijder m (plural koekjessnijders, diminutive koekjessnijdertje n)

koekjessnijders (plural)
koekjessnijdertje (diminutive neuter)

Isistius brasiliensis
Isistius brasiliensis#Translingual

cookiecutter shark (Isistius brasiliensis)


bisam

Borrowed from German Bisam. Doublet of balsem.

Ondatra zibethicus
Ondatra zibethicus#Translingual

Synonym of muskusrat (“muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)”)


roodkop

roodkop m (plural roodkoppen, diminutive roodkopje n)

roodkoppen (plural)
roodkopje (diminutive neuter)

Aythya ferina
Aythya ferina#Translingual

Synonym of tafeleend (“common pochard (Aythya ferina)”)


tafeleend

tafeleend f (plural tafeleenden, diminutive tafeleendje n)

tafeleenden (plural)
tafeleendje (diminutive neuter)


zwerfkat

zwerfkat f or m (plural zwerfkatten, diminutive zwerfkatje n)

zwerfkatten (plural)
zwerfkatje (diminutive neuter)

From zwerven (“to wander”) + kat (“cat”).


zwerfhond

zwerfhond m (plural zwerfhonden, diminutive zwerfhondje n)

zwerfhonden (plural)
zwerfhondje (diminutive neuter)

From zwerven (“to wander”) + hond (“dog”).


sabelmarter

sabelmarter m (plural sabelmarters, diminutive sabelmartertje n)

sabelmarters (plural)
sabelmartertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of sabel (“sable”) + marter (“marten”).

2004, Anton Tsjechov, De reis naar Sachalin, tr. by Anita Roeland, Uitgeverij Atlas (3rd print, 2010), →ISBN.
Van de dieren die voor de handel het meest waardevol zijn, komen hier in bijzonder grote hoeveelheden sabelmarters, vossen en beren voor.

Out of the animals that are the most valuable in trade, particularly large numbers of sables, foxes and bears can be found here.

Martes zibellina
Martes zibellina#Translingual


vismarter

vismarter m (plural vismarters, diminutive vismartertje n)

vismarters (plural)
vismartertje (diminutive neuter)

Pekania pennanti
Pekania pennanti#Translingual

Martes pennanti
Martes pennanti#Translingual

fisher (Pekania pennanti, syn. Martes pennanti)


sabeldier

sabeldier n (plural sabeldieren, diminutive sabeldiertje n)

sabeldieren (plural)
sabeldiertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of sabel (“sable”) + dier (“animal”).

com+

1861, August Wilhelm Grube, Schetsen en tafereelen uit het leven der natuur en der menschen in de vijf werelddeelen, tr. from High German by A. W. van Campen, publ. by Van Druten & Bleeker, page 17.
De noordelijke streken van Azië en Amerika zijn rijk aan sabeldieren, wier deugdzaamheid toeneemt naarmate zij meer oostwaarts gevangen worden.

The northern regions of Asia and America abound in sables, whose quality increases along with how far to the east they are caught.


vinvis

nl-noun

vinvis m (plural vinvissen, diminutive vinvisje n)

vinvissen (plural)
vinvisje (diminutive neuter)

17th century. Compound of vin (“fin”) + vis (“fish”).

any cetacean of the family Balaenopteridae, rorqual


griend

griend m (plural grienden, diminutive griendje n)

grienden (plural)
griendje (diminutive neuter)

long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas)


moeraskat

moeraskat f (plural moeraskatten, diminutive moeraskatje n)

moeraskatten (plural)
moeraskatje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of moeras (“swamp”) + kat (“cat”).


rietkat

nl-noun

rietkat f (plural rietkatten, diminutive rietkatje n)

rietkatten (plural)
rietkatje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of riet (“reed”) + kat (“cat”).


zeemeeuw

zeemeeuw f (plural zeemeeuwen, diminutive zeemeeuwtje n)

zeemeeuwen (plural)
zeemeeuwtje (diminutive neuter)


huismarter

huismarter m (plural huismarters, diminutive huismartertje n)

huismarters (plural)
huismartertje (diminutive neuter)

From huis (“house”) + marter (“marten”).

Synonym of steenmarter (“beech marten (Martes foina)”)


meerval

meerval m (plural meervallen, diminutive meervalletje n)

meervallen (plural)
meervalletje (diminutive neuter)

From meer (“lake”) + val (“catfish”), the compound formed to clarify the meaning. Compare walvis, compounded similarly.


doks

doks m (plural doksen, diminutive doksje n)

doksen (plural)
doksje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from Sranan Tongo doksi, from English ducks.


sawaslang

Synonym of tijgerpython (“Indian python)”)


gierzwaluw

gierzwaluw f (plural gierzwaluwen, diminutive gierzwaluwtje n)

gierzwaluwen (plural)
gierzwaluwtje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of gieren (“to make a loud noise”) + zwaluw (“swallow”).


zakpijp

nl-noun

zakpijp f (plural zakpijpen, diminutive zakpijpje n)

zakpijpen (plural)
zakpijpje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch sacpipe. Equivalent to zak (“bag”) + pijp (“pipe”).

sea squirt, any member of the class Ascidiacea


zeemuis

zeemuis f (plural zeemuizen, diminutive zeemuisje n)

zeemuizen (plural)
zeemuisje (diminutive neuter)

Aphrodita aculeata
Wikispecies:Aphrodita aculeata


klapperdief

Compound of klapper (“coconut”) + dief (“thief”).


distelvink

nl-noun

distelvink m (plural distelvinken, diminutive distelvinkje n)

distelvinken (plural)
distelvinkje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch distelvinc. Equivalent to distel (“thistle”) + vink (“finch”). Goldfinches commonly eat thistle seeds and use thistle down as nest material, and are as such commonly named after this plant; compare English thistlefinch, German Distelfink, Latin carduelis.

Carduelis carduelis
Carduelis carduelis#Translingual

European goldfinch, Eurasian goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)


negenoog

Compound of negen (“nine”) + oog (“eye”).

com+

lamprey, fish of the order Petromyzontiformes


lamprei

nl-noun

lamprei f (plural lampreien, diminutive lampreitje n)

lampreien (plural)
lampreitje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch lampreide, from Old Dutch lamprētha, from Latin lampreda.


elft

elft m (plural elften, diminutive elftje n)

elften (plural)
elftje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch elft, possibly from an Old Dutch *alvit, from Proto-West Germanic *albut (“swan”). The semantic link to swans would be the fish's white color; the Germanic term ultimately derives from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós (“white”). This Indo-European word is generally accepted to be the most likely origin of this word, even if elft were found not to derive directly from Germanic *albits but to have entered the language through some other route.


grottenleeuw

Compound of grot (“cave”) + -en- + leeuw (“lion”), calque of Latin Panthera leo spelaea. From the 20th century.

Panthera leo spelaea
Panthera leo spelaea#Translingual

(uncommon) Synonym of holenleeuw (“cave lion”) (Panthera leo spelaea)


holenleeuw

Compound of hol (“hole, den”) + -en- + leeuw (“lion”), calque of German Höhlenlöwe. First attested in the 1850s.

compound

cave lion (Panthera spelaea or Panthera leo spelaea)


dwergvalk

nl-noun

dwergvalk m or f (plural dwergvalken, diminutive dwergvalkje n)

dwergvalken (plural)
dwergvalkje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of dwerg (“dwarf”) + valk (“falcon”).

any falcon of the genera Microhierax and Polihierax; falconet or pygmy falcon


witgat

witgat c (plural witgatten, diminutive witgatje n)

witgatten (plural)
witgatje (diminutive neuter)

Tringa ochropus
Tringa ochropus#Translingual


fluithaas

Compound of fluiten (“to whistle”) + haas (“hare”). First attested in the 19th century.

pika, lagomorph of the family Ochotonidae


keelbandpinguïn

keelbandpinguïn m (plural keelbandpinguïns)

From keelband + pinguïn, possibly a calque of German Kehlstreifpinguin.

Pygoscelis antarcticus
Pygoscelis antarcticus#Translingual

chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus)


kinbandpinguïn

kinbandpinguïn m (plural kinbandpinguïns)

Compound of kinband + pinguïn, probably a calque of English chinstrap penguin.


stormbandpinguïn

stormbandpinguïn m (plural stormbandpinguïns)


macaronipinguïn

macaronipinguïn m (plural macaronipinguïns)

Compound of macaroni + pinguïn, calque of English macaroni penguin. English macaroni meant “dandy, fop” in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Eudyptes chrysolophus
Eudyptes chrysolophus#Translingual

macaroni penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus)


blauwe pinguïn

blauwe pinguïn m (plural blauwe pinguïns, diminutive blauw pinguïntje n or blauw pinguïnnetje n)

blauwe pinguïns (plural)
blauw pinguïntje (diminutive neuter)
blauw pinguïnnetje (diminutive neuter)

Possibly a calque of English blue penguin.

Eudyptula minor
Eudyptula minor#Translingual


vogelstruis

vogelstruis m (plural vogelstruisen or vogelstruizen)

vogelstruisen (plural)
vogelstruizen (plural)

From the older form vogel struis, reinterpreted as a compound of vogel + struis, from Middle Dutch vogel struus, calque of Latin avis strūthiō.


korhoen

korhoen n (plural korhoenders or korhoenderen or korhoenen, diminutive korhoentje n)

korhoenders (plural)
korhoenderen (plural)
korhoenen (plural)
korhoentje (diminutive neuter)

Lyrurus tetrix
Lyrurus tetrix#Translingual

Tetrao tetrix
Tetrao tetrix#Translingual

black grouse, blackgame (Lyrurus tetrix syn. Tetrao tetrix)


auerhoen

auerhoen n (plural auerhoenders or auerhoenderen or auerhoenen)

auerhoenders (plural)
auerhoenderen (plural)
auerhoenen (plural)

Borrowed from German Auerhuhn; compare hoen.

western capercaillie
western capercaillie

Tetrao urogallus
Tetrao urogallus#Translingual

western capercaillie, wood grouse (Tetrao urogallus)


zandhoen

zandhoen n (plural zandhoenders or zandhoenderen)

zandhoenders (plural)
zandhoenderen (plural)

sandgrouse; any bird of the family Pteroclididae


waterral

waterral f (plural waterrallen, diminutive waterralletje n)

waterrallen (plural)
waterralletje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of water (“water”) + ral (“rail”).

Rallus aquaticus
Rallus aquaticus#Translingual


fluweelhoen

fluweelhoen n (plural fluweelhoenders, diminutive fluweelhoentje n)

fluweelhoenders (plural)
fluweelhoentje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of fluweel (“velvet”) + hoen (“fowl”).

(chiefly diminutive, rare) Synonym of waterral (“water rail (Rallus aquaticus)”)


zijdehoen

zijdehoen n (plural zijdehoenders or zijdehoenderen, diminutive zijdehoentje n)

zijdehoenders (plural)
zijdehoenderen (plural)
zijdehoentje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of zijde (“silk”) + hoen (“fowl; chicken”).


moerhoen

moerhoen n (plural moerhoenderen or moerhoenders)

moerhoenderen (plural)
moerhoenders (plural)

Synonym of korhoen (“black grouse, blackgame (Lyrurus tetrix syn. Tetrao tetrix)”)


berkhoen

berkhoen n (plural berkhoenders or berkhoenderen)

berkhoenders (plural)
berkhoenderen (plural)


kleine blauwe pinguïn

kleine blauwe pinguïn m (plural kleine blauwe pinguïns)

De vogels horen bij de in totaal 343 kleine blauwe pinguïns die zijn schoongewassen nadat een groot containerschip begin oktober op een rif voor Tauranga strandde, en 400 ton olie in zee lekte.

2011 November 22, “49 pinguïns bevrijd na olieramp Nieuw-Zeeland”, in Algemeen Dagblad:

little penguin, little blue penguin (Eudyptula minor)


zwartvoetpinguïn

zwartvoetpinguïn m (plural zwartvoetpinguïns)

Spheniscus demersus
Spheniscus demersus#Translingual

African penguin, blackfooted penguin (Spheniscus demersus)


kermodebeer

kermodebeer m (plural kermodeberen, diminutive kermodebeertje n)

kermodeberen (plural)
kermodebeertje (diminutive neuter)

Ursus americanus kermodei
Wikispecies:Ursus americanus kermodei

Kermode bear (Ursus americanus kermodei); a subspecies of the American black bear, of whom a minority display leucism


kneu

kneu f or m (plural kneuen, diminutive kneutje n)

kneuen (plural)
kneutje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch cnuut, cnuyt (“jackdaw, crow”), from cnoteren, cnueteren, cneuteren (“to twitter”). Equivalent to an apocope of kneuter.

Linaria cannabina
Linaria cannabina#Translingual


gors

gors f (plural gorzen, diminutive gorsje n)

gorzen (plural)
gorsje (diminutive neuter)

a bunting, any bird of the genus Emberiza

(chiefly in compounds) a New World sparrow, any bird of the family Passerellidae


cloacadier

monotreme, any member of the order Monotremata


monotreem

Ultimately from Latin monotrema, from Monotremata.


wever

wever m (plural wevers, diminutive wevertje n, feminine weefster)

wevers (plural)
wevertje (diminutive neuter)
weefster (feminine)

From Middle Dutch wever. Equivalent to weven + -er.

a weaverbird, passerine bird of the family Ploceidae


zoutwaterkrokodil

zoutwaterkrokodil m or f (plural zoutwaterkrokodillen)

saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)


kardoes

kardoes f (plural kardoezen, diminutive kardoesje n)

kardoezen (plural)
kardoesje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: kardoes

Borrowed from Middle French cartouche, Italian cartoccio, derived from Latin carta.

(historical) a package or cartridge containing one charge of black powder for a cannon

(dated) a pack of tobacco, in particular snuff


kardoes

kardoes m (plural kardoezen, diminutive kardoesje n)

(dated) a kind of medium-sized dog with curly hair, comparable to a poodle or terrier


reuzenpanda

reuzenpanda m (plural reuzenpanda's, diminutive reuzenpandaatje n)

reuzenpanda's (plural)
reuzenpandaatje (diminutive neuter)

Ailuropoda melanoleuca
Ailuropoda melanoleuca#Translingual

giant panda, panda bear (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)


rode ibis

rode ibis m (plural rode ibissen, diminutive rood ibisje n)

rode ibissen (plural)
rood ibisje (diminutive neuter)

Eudocimus ruber
Eudocimus ruber#Translingual


zeegans

zeegans f (plural zeeganzen, diminutive zeegansje n)

zeeganzen (plural)
zeegansje (diminutive neuter)

→ Sranan Tongo: segansi

Compound of zee (“sea”) + gans (“goose”). The natural habitat of black geese in Europe are mostly coastal areas. Similarly, flamingos usually live at the sea shore and have long, somewhat goose-like necks.

a black goose, any of the geese of the genus Branta


zwarte gans

/ˌzʋɑrtə ˈɣɑns/

a black goose, any goose of the genus Branta


kousenbandslang

kousenbandslang f (plural kousenbandslangen)

Compound of kousenband (“garter”) + slang (“snake”).

com+

garter snake, snake of the genus Thamnophis


lachvalk

Compound of lachen + valk, probably a calque. Compare English laughing falcon.

Herpetotheres cachinnans
Herpetotheres cachinnans#Translingual

laughing falcon (Herpetotheres cachinnans)


steltkluut

nl-noun

steltkluut m (plural steltkluten, diminutive steltkluutje n)

steltkluten (plural)
steltkluutje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of stelt (“stilt”) + kluut (“avocet”).

com+

Himantopus himantopus
Himantopus himantopus#Translingual

black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus)


veldleeuwerik

nl-noun

veldleeuwerik m (plural veldleeuweriken, diminutive veldleeuwerikje n)

veldleeuweriken (plural)
veldleeuwerikje (diminutive neuter)

Alauda arvensis
Alauda arvensis#Translingual

Eurasian skylark, skylark (Alauda arvensis)


boomleeuwerik

boomleeuwerik m (plural boomleeuweriken, diminutive boomleeuwerikje n)

boomleeuweriken (plural)
boomleeuwerikje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of boom (“tree”) + leeuwerik (“lark”).

Lullula arborea
Lullula arborea#Translingual


kuifleeuwerik

kuifleeuwerik m (plural kuifleeuweriken, diminutive kuifleeuwerikje n)

kuifleeuweriken (plural)
kuifleeuwerikje (diminutive neuter)

Galerida cristata
Galerida cristata#Translingual


strandleeuwerik

strandleeuwerik m (plural strandleeuweriken, diminutive strandleeuwerikje n)

strandleeuweriken (plural)
strandleeuwerikje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of strand (“beach”) + leeuwerik (“lark”).

com+

shore lark, horned lark (Eremophila alpestris)


dwergmuis

nl-noun

dwergmuis f (plural dwergmuizen, diminutive dwergmuisje n)

dwergmuizen (plural)
dwergmuisje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of dwerg (“dwarf”) + muis (“mouse”).

Micromys minutus
Micromys minutus#Translingual


oogstmuis

oogstmuis f (plural oogstmuizen, diminutive oogstmuisje n)

oogstmuizen (plural)
oogstmuisje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of oogst (“harvest”) + muis (“mouse”).


zwarte ooievaar

zwarte ooievaar m (plural zwarte ooievaars, diminutive zwart ooievaartje n)

zwarte ooievaars (plural)
zwart ooievaartje (diminutive neuter)

Literally, “black stork”. First attested since the late 19th century. Previously, zwarte stork was the common name of Ciconia nigra.

Ciconia nigra
Ciconia nigra#Translingual


vleerhond

vleerhond m (plural vleerhonden, diminutive vleerhondje n)

vleerhonden (plural)
vleerhondje (diminutive neuter)

flying fox, bat of the family Pteropodidae


vliegende hond

vliegende hond m (plural vliegende honden, diminutive vliegend hondje n)

vliegende honden (plural)
vliegend hondje (diminutive neuter)

Synonym of vleerhond (“flying fox, Pteropodid”)


strandplevier

strandplevier m (plural strandplevieren, diminutive strandpleviertje n)

strandplevieren (plural)
strandpleviertje (diminutive neuter)

Charadrius alexandrinus
Charadrius alexandrinus#Translingual

Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)


plevier

plevier m (plural plevieren or pleviers, diminutive pleviertje n)

plevieren (plural)
pleviers (plural)
pleviertje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch pluvier, from Old French plovier.

plover, certain waders of the family Charadriidae


aarsvoet

aarsvoet m (plural aarsvoeten, diminutive aarsvoetje n)

aarsvoeten (plural)
aarsvoetje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of aars (“arse”) + voet (“foot”). Compare Latin podiceps.

(obsolete) grebe, bird of the genus Podiceps


icarusblauwtje

icarusblauwtje n (plural icarusblauwtjes)

Compound of Icarus + blauwtje (“blue (butterfly)”).


stinkvogel

Possibly a calque of Sranan Tongo tingifowru, equivalent to stinken (“to stink, to reek”) + vogel (“bird”).

compound

Coragyps atratus
Coragyps atratus#Translingual

(chiefly Suriname) black vulture, Coragyps atratus


soepschildpad

nl-noun

soepschildpad f (plural soepschildpadden, diminutive soepschildpadje n)

soepschildpadden (plural)
soepschildpadje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of soep (“soup”) + schildpad (“turtle, tortoise”).

compound

Chelonia mydas
Chelonia mydas#Translingual


groene zeeschildpad

nl-noun

groene zeeschildpad f (plural groene zeeschildpadden)

Synonym of soepschildpad (“green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)”)


groene schildpad

groene schildpad f (plural groene schildpadden)

(now uncommon) Synonym of soepschildpad (“green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)”)


slangenarend

slangenarend m (plural slangenarenden, diminutive slangenarendje n)

slangenarenden (plural)
slangenarendje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of slang (“snake”) + -en- + arend (“eagle”).

compound

short-toed snake eagle
short-toed snake eagle

Circaetus gallicus
Circaetus gallicus#Translingual

short-toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus)


steenarend

nl-noun

steenarend m (plural steenarenden, diminutive steenarendje n)

steenarenden (plural)
steenarendje (diminutive neuter)

Aquila chrysaetos
Aquila chrysaetos#Translingual


apenarend

apenarend m (plural apenarenden, diminutive apenarendje n)

apenarenden (plural)
apenarendje (diminutive neuter)

Pithecophaga jefferyi
Pithecophaga jefferyi#Translingual

Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi)


bastaardarend

bastaardarend m (plural bastaardarenden, diminutive bastaardarendje n)

bastaardarenden (plural)
bastaardarendje (diminutive neuter)

greater spotted eagle
greater spotted eagle

Clanga clanga
Clanga clanga#Translingual

the spotted eagle, greater spotted eagle (Clanga clanga)


schreeuwarend

schreeuwarend m (plural schreeuwarenden)

lesser spotted eagle
lesser spotted eagle

Clanga pomarina
Clanga pomarina#Translingual


dwergarend

dwergarend m (plural dwergarenden, diminutive dwergarendje n)

dwergarenden (plural)
dwergarendje (diminutive neuter)

Hieraaetus pennatus
Hieraaetus pennatus#Translingual


Amerikaanse zeearend

Amerikaanse zeearend m (plural Amerikaanse zeearenden)

Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Haliaeetus leucocephalus#Translingual


gewone zeehond

gewone zeehond m (plural gewone zeehonden, diminutive gewoon zeehondje n)

gewone zeehonden (plural)
gewoon zeehondje (diminutive neuter)

/ɣəˌʋoː.nə ˈzeː.ɦɔnt/

Phoca vitulina
Phoca vitulina#Translingual

common seal, harbor seal (Phoca vitulina)


tapuit

tapuit m (plural tapuiten, diminutive tapuitje n)

tapuiten (plural)
tapuitje (diminutive neuter)

Oenanthe oenanthe
Oenanthe oenanthe#Translingual


blankvoorn

blankvoorn m (plural blankvoorns, diminutive blankvoorntje n)

blankvoorns (plural)
blankvoorntje (diminutive neuter)

Rutilus rutilus
Rutilus rutilus#Translingual


elzenvoorn

(uncommon, dialectal) Synonym of riviergrondel (“gudgeon”) (Gobio gobio gobio)


elrits

elrits f (plural elritsen, diminutive elritsje n)

elritsen (plural)
elritsje (diminutive neuter)

Phoxinus phoxinus
Phoxinus phoxinus#Translingual


ellerling

/ˈɛ.lərˌlɪŋ/

Synonym of elrits (“common minnow”) (Phoxinus phoxinus)


grondel

grondel m or f (plural grondels, diminutive grondeltje n)

grondels (plural)
grondeltje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch grondel. Equivalent to grond (“ground, bottom”) + -el, because fish of this species usually stay on the bottom of the water they live in.


beflijster

beflijster f (plural beflijsters, diminutive beflijstertje n)

beflijsters (plural)
beflijstertje (diminutive neuter)

Turdus torquatus
Turdus torquatus#Translingual


dagvlinder

dagvlinder m (plural dagvlinders, diminutive dagvlindertje n)

dagvlinders (plural)
dagvlindertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of dag (“day”) + vlinder (“butterfly”).


zadelsprinkhaan

zadelsprinkhaan m (plural zadelsprinkhanen)

Compound of zadel (“saddle”) + sprinkhaan (“grasshopper”).

com+

saddle-backed bush cricket
saddle-backed bush cricket

Ephippiger ephippiger
Wikispecies:Ephippiger ephippiger

saddle-backed bush cricket (Ephippiger ephippiger)


boomklever

nl-noun

boomklever m (plural boomklevers, diminutive boomklevertje n)

boomklevers (plural)
boomklevertje (diminutive neuter)

Sitta europaea
Sitta europaea#Translingual

Eurasian nuthatch, wood nuthatch (Sitta europaea)


tijgerspin

Argiope bruennichi
Wikispecies:Argiope bruennichi

Synonym of wespspin (“wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi)”)


wespspin

Compound of wesp (“wasp”) + spin (“spider”), referring to its yellow-striped body.


tijgerpython

Compound of tijger (“tiger”) + python (“python”).

Python molurus
Python molurus#Translingual


nachtzwaluw

Compound of nacht (“night”) + zwaluw (“swallow”).

Caprimulgus europaeus
Caprimulgus europaeus#Translingual

a Eurasian nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)


grijze zeehond

nl-noun

grijze zeehond m (plural grijze zeehonden, diminutive grijs zeehondje n)

grijze zeehonden (plural)
grijs zeehondje (diminutive neuter)

/ˌɣrɛi̯zə ˈzeːɦɔnt/

Halichoerus grypus
Halichoerus grypus#Translingual


kegelrob

kegelrob m (plural kegelrobben, diminutive kegelrobbetje n)

kegelrobben (plural)
kegelrobbetje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from German Kegelrobbe. By surface analysis, kegel (“cone”) + rob (“seal”).


sperwergrasmus

nl-noun

sperwergrasmus f (plural sperwergrasmussen)

Compound of sperwer (“sparrowhawk”) + grasmus (“common whitethroat”).

compound

Sylvia nisoria
Sylvia nisoria#Translingual

barred warbler (Curruca nisoria syn. Sylvia nisoria)


grasmus

nl-noun

grasmus f (plural grasmussen, diminutive grasmusje n)

grasmussen (plural)
grasmusje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of gras (“grass”) + mus (“sparrow”).

Sylvia communis
Sylvia communis#Translingual


heggenmus

heggenmus f (plural heggenmussen, diminutive heggenmusje n)

heggenmussen (plural)
heggenmusje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of heg (“hedge”) + -en- + mus (“sparrow”).

com+

Prunella modularis
Prunella modularis#Translingual

dunnock, hedge sparrow (Prunella modularis)


ringmus

nl-noun

ringmus f (plural ringmussen, diminutive ringmusje n)

ringmussen (plural)
ringmusje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of ring (“ring”) + mus (“sparrow”). Named for the ring around its neck.

com+

Passer montanus
Passer montanus#Translingual

tree sparrow, German sparrow (Passer montanus)


buidelmarter

From buidel (“pouch”) + marter (“marten”), calque of German Beutelmarder.

quoll, native cat, any marsupial of the genus Dasyurus


buidelmiereneter

nl-noun

buidelmiereneter m (plural buidelmiereneters)

Audio

Compound of buidel (“pouch”) + miereneter (“anteater”).

compound

Myrmecobius fasciatus
Myrmecobius fasciatus#Translingual

numbat, marsupial anteater, Myrmecobius fasciatus


buidelhaas

Compound of buidel (“pouch”) + haas (“hare”).

hare-wallaby, any marsupial of the genus Lagorchestes


ivoorsnavelspecht

nl-noun

ivoorsnavelspecht m (plural ivoorsnavelspechten)

Compound of ivoor (“ivory”) + snavel (“beak, bill”) + specht (“woodpecker”), probably a calque of English ivory-billed woodpecker.

calque

ivory-billed woodpecker
ivory-billed woodpecker

ivory-billed woodpecker (Campephilus principalis)


grote ivoorsnavelspecht

nl-noun

grote ivoorsnavelspecht m (plural grote ivoorsnavelspechten)

Literally, “great ivory-billed woodpecker”.


snotolf

From Middle Dutch snottolf, from Old Dutch [Term?]. Equivalent to a compound of snot (“snot”) + an uncertain second element, possibly wolf (“wolf”) with assimilation of the w.

lumpsucker, lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus)


kalander

nl-noun

kalander f (plural kalanders, diminutive [please provide])

Afrikaans: kalander

Borrowed from Middle French calandre in the 15th or 16th century, ultimately from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος (kúlindros, “cylinder”). Cognate with English calander. Doublet of cilinder.


kommavlinder

Compound of komma (“comma”) + vlinder (“butterfly”). First attested in the nineteenth century.

the common branded skipper, Hesperia comma


rozenkever

nl-noun

rozenkever m (plural rozenkevers, diminutive rozenkevertje n)

rozenkevers (plural)
rozenkevertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of roos (“rose”) + -en- + kever (“beetle”).

com+

Phyllopertha horticola
Wikispecies:Phyllopertha horticola

garden chafer, June bug (Phyllopertha horticola)


buidelrat

nl-noun

buidelrat f (plural buidelratten, diminutive buidelratje n)

buidelratten (plural)
buidelratje (diminutive neuter)

From buidel + rat, calque of German Beutelratte. First attested in the second half of the eighteenth century.

opossum, marsupial of the family Didelphidae


roodhert

Compound of rood + hert. Perhaps influenced by other languages, such as West Frisian reahart.

Cervus elaphus
Cervus elaphus#Translingual

(dialectal, uncommon) Synonym of edelhert (“red deer (Cervus elaphus)”)


witkopzeearend

witkopzeearend m (plural witkopzeearenden)

Compound of wit (“white”) + kop (“animal head”) + zeearend (“sea eagle; marine eagle”).

compound

Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Haliaeetus leucocephalus#Translingual


paapje

Diminutive of paap (“Roman Catholic, papist”); the bird is so named because the male's plumage somewhat resembles the vestments of Catholic clergy.

Saxicola rubetra
Saxicola rubetra#Translingual


keverslak

nl-noun

keverslak f (plural keverslakken, diminutive keverslakje n)

keverslakken (plural)
keverslakje (diminutive neuter)

Audio

From kever (“beetle”) + slak (“snail, slug”), calque of German Käferschnecke. Attested since the mid nineteenth century.

chiton, mollusc of the class Polyplacophora


zilverreiger

zilverreiger m (plural zilverreigers, diminutive zilverreigertje n)

zilverreigers (plural)
zilverreigertje (diminutive neuter)

From zilver (“silver”) + reiger (“heron”), calque of German Silberreiher. First attested in the early to mid nineteenth century.

one of certain herons of the genera Ardea and Egretta that have white plumage; roughly corresponding to egret but used more narrowly


grote zilverreiger

grote zilverreiger m (plural grote zilverreigers)


witte reiger

/ˌʋɪ.tə ˈrɛi̯.ɣər/

grote zilverreiger
grote zilverreiger#Dutch

(obsolete) Synonym of grote zilverreiger (“great egret (Ardea alba)”)


rode lynx

rode lynx m (plural rode lynxen, diminutive rood lynxje n)

rode lynxen (plural)
rood lynxje (diminutive neuter)


pardellynx

Compound of pardel (“panther, leopard”) + lynx (“lynx”). Probably a calque.

compound

Lynx pardinus
Lynx pardinus#Translingual


Iberische lynx

nl-noun

Iberische lynx m (plural Iberische lynxen)


Europese lynx

Europese lynx m (plural Europese lynxen)


Euraziatische lynx

Euraziatische lynx m (plural Euraziatische lynxen)

Literally, “Eurasian lynx”. Probably calqued (e.g. from English).


Canadese lynx

Canadese lynx m (plural Canadese lynxen)

Lynx canadensis
Lynx canadensis#Translingual

the Canada lynx, Canadian lynx, Lynx canadensis


woestijnlynx

Leptailurus serval
Leptailurus serval#Translingual


woudaap

woudaap m (plural woudapen, diminutive woudaapje n)

woudapen (plural)
woudaapje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: woudapie

Compound of woud + aap. Some have suggested that in this word aap is a variant of hop (“hoopoe”).

Ixobrychus minutus
Ixobrychus minutus#Translingual

(particularly) little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)


ralreiger

ralreiger m (plural ralreigers, diminutive ralreigertje n)

ralreigers (plural)
ralreigertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of ral (“rail (bird)”) + reiger (“heron”), calque of German Rallenreiher or less probably directly based on the scientific name (“rail-like little heron”). First attested in the 1850s.

com+

Ardeola ralloides
Ardeola ralloides#Translingual


grijze dolfijn

nl-noun

grijze dolfijn m (plural grijze dolfijnen, diminutive grijs dolfijntje n)

grijze dolfijnen (plural)
grijs dolfijntje (diminutive neuter)

Literally, “gray dolphin”, probably from the old scientific name Delphinus griseus.

Grampus griseus
Grampus griseus#Translingual


gramper

Probably borrowed from English grampus + -er.


zeedahlia

zeedahlia f (plural zeedahlia's, diminutive zeedahliaatje n)

zeedahlia's (plural)
zeedahliaatje (diminutive neuter)


zeebeer

zeebeer m (plural zeeberen, diminutive zeebeertje n)

zeeberen (plural)
zeebeertje (diminutive neuter)

fur seal, pinniped of the subfamily Arctocephalinae


oorrob

eared seal, otary; any member of the family Otariidae


boekmaag

Compound of boek (“book; omasum”) + maag (“stomach”). Named after the laminae (leaflets) in the omasum, compare German Buch, English bible, Swedish bladmage, German Kalender and English psalterium.


koewachtertje

Synonym of grasmus (“common whitethroat”) (Sylvia communis)


muskushert

nl-noun

muskushert n (plural muskusherten, diminutive muskushertje n)

muskusherten (plural)
muskushertje (diminutive neuter)

a musk deer, a deer of the genus Moschus; but formerly also used of the mouse deer


kantjil

Borrowed from Indonesian kancil, from Javanese kancil.

a mouse deer, a chevrotain, deer of the genus Tragulus, especially Tragulus kanchil (lesser mouse-deer)


dwerghert

dwerghert n (plural dwergherten, diminutive dwerghertje n)

dwergherten (plural)
dwerghertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of dwerg (“dwarf”) + hert (“deer”).

chevrotain (deer of the family Tragulidae)


gaffelhert

/ˈɣɑ.fəlˌɦɛrt/

Compound of gaffel (“small antler”) + hert (“deer”).

(hunting) a brocket; a two-year-old stag, with small antlers


vliegend hert

vliegend hert n (plural vliegende herten, diminutive vliegend hertje n)

vliegende herten (plural)
vliegend hertje (diminutive neuter)

Literally, “flying deer”, due to its mandibles, which resemble a deer's antlers.

stag beetle, any beetle of the family Lucanidae


schijnhert

Compound of schijn (“(fake) appearance”) + hert (“deer”).

compound

telemetacarpal deer, deer of the subfamily Capreolinae


moerashert

Compound of moeras (“swamp, marsh”) + hert (“deer”).

com+

Blastocerus dichotomus
Wikispecies:Blastocerus dichotomus


lierhert

Compound of lier (“lyre”) + hert (“deer”).

Eld's deer, Cervus eldii (or Rucervus eldii or Panolia eldii)


waterree

Compound of water (“water”) + ree (“roe”).


hertenkamp

nl-noun

hertenkamp m (plural hertenkampen, diminutive hertenkampje n)

hertenkampen (plural)
hertenkampje (diminutive neuter)


zadeljakhals

zadeljakhals m (plural zadeljakhalzen, diminutive zadeljakhalsje n)

zadeljakhalzen (plural)
zadeljakhalsje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of zadel (“saddle”) + jakhals (“jackal”).

com+

Canis mesomelas
Canis mesomelas#Translingual


goudjakhals

nl-noun

goudjakhals m (plural goudjakhalzen, diminutive goudjakhalsje n)

goudjakhalzen (plural)
goudjakhalsje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of goud (“gold”) + jakhals (“jackal”).


gewone jakhals

gewone jakhals m (plural gewone jakhalzen, diminutive gewoon jakhalsje n)

gewone jakhalzen (plural)
gewoon jakhalsje (diminutive neuter)

/ɣəˌʋoː.nə ˈjɑk.ɦɑls/

Synonym of goudjakhals (“golden jackal (Canis aureus)”)


gestreepte jakhals

gestreepte jakhals m (plural gestreepte jakhalzen, diminutive gestreept jakhalsje n)

gestreepte jakhalzen (plural)
gestreept jakhalsje (diminutive neuter)

Canis adustus
Canis adustus#Translingual


goudwolf

goudwolf m (plural goudwolven, diminutive goudwolfje n)

goudwolven (plural)
goudwolfje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of goud (“gold”) + wolf (“wolf”).


rietwolf

rietwolf m (plural rietwolven, diminutive rietwolfje n)

rietwolven (plural)
rietwolfje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of riet (“reed”) + wolf (“wolf”).


rotje

Hydrobates pelagicus
Hydrobates pelagicus#Translingual

(dated) Synonym of stormvogeltje (“European storm petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus)”)


boomkruiper

boomkruiper m (plural boomkruipers, diminutive boomkruipertje n)

boomkruipers (plural)
boomkruipertje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: boomkruiper

Compound of boom + kruipen + -er. First attested in the eighteenth century. Compare English treecreeper, Norwegian Bokmål trekryper and German Baumläufer.

short-toed treecreeper
short-toed treecreeper

Certhia brachydactyla
Certhia brachydactyla#Translingual

short-toed treecreeper (Certhia brachydactyla)


rivierdolfijn

rivierdolfijn m (plural rivierdolfijnen)

river dolphin, denoting a paraphyletic group of long-snouted riverain dolphins


tuinkever

tuinkever m (plural tuinkevers, diminutive tuinkevertje n)

tuinkevers (plural)
tuinkevertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of tuin (“garden”) + kever (“beetle”).

Synonym of rozenkever (“garden chafer, June bug, Phyllopertha horticola”)


winterkoning

winterkoning m (plural winterkoningen, diminutive winterkoninkje n)

winterkoningen (plural)
winterkoninkje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch winterconinc. Equivalent to winter (“winter”) + koning (“king”).

Troglodytes troglodytes
Troglodytes troglodytes#Translingual

(chiefly diminutive) Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)


hoornraaf

hoornraaf m (plural hoornraven, diminutive hoornraafje n)

hoornraven (plural)
hoornraafje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of hoorn (“horn”) + raaf (“raven”).

the ground hornbill, mainly ground-dwelling bird of the genus Bucorvus


bloedvink

bloedvink m (plural bloedvinken, diminutive bloedvinkje n)

bloedvinken (plural)
bloedvinkje (diminutive neuter)

I have given two little bullfinches unto my lover, / Who sing artly and display their gorgeous colours:

1728, "Herderskout, tusschen Wouter en Liefhart", Dichtlievende tydkortingen, bestaande in gedichten van verscheide stoffe en rymtrant, publ. by Samuel Luchtmans, 69. 'k Heb twee bloedvinkjes aan myn Minnares geschonken, / Die kunstig zingen en met schone verwen pronken

Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Pyrrhula pyrrhula#Translingual

(uncommon) Synonym of goudvink (“bullfinch”) (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)


bruin blauwtje

Literally, “brown blue (butterfly), brown bluey”.


zeeanjelier

nl-noun

zeeanjelier f (plural zeeanjelieren, diminutive zeeanjeliertje n)

zeeanjelieren (plural)
zeeanjeliertje (diminutive neuter)


bruine hyena

bruine hyena f (plural bruine hyena's, diminutive bruin hyenaatje n)

bruine hyena's (plural)
bruin hyenaatje (diminutive neuter)

Hyaena brunnea
Hyaena brunnea#Translingual


hyenahond

hyenahond m (plural hyenahonden, diminutive hyenahondje n)

hyenahonden (plural)
hyenahondje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of hyena (“hyena”) + hond (“dog”).

Afrikaanse wilde hond
Afrikaanse wilde hond#Dutch

Synonym of Afrikaanse wilde hond (“African wild dog, Lycaon pictus”)


Afrikaanse wilde hond

Afrikaanse wilde hond m (plural Afrikaanse wilde honden, diminutive Afrikaans wild hondje n)

Afrikaanse wilde honden (plural)
Afrikaans wild hondje (diminutive neuter)

Lycaon pictus
Lycaon pictus#Translingual


gestreepte hyena

gestreepte hyena f (plural gestreepte hyena's, diminutive gestreept hyenaatje n)

gestreepte hyena's (plural)
gestreept hyenaatje (diminutive neuter)

Hyaena hyaena
Hyaena hyaena#Translingual


gevlekte hyena

gevlekte hyena f (plural gevlekte hyena's, diminutive gevlekt hyenaatje n)

gevlekte hyena's (plural)
gevlekt hyenaatje (diminutive neuter)

Crocuta crocuta
Crocuta crocuta#Translingual


franjehaai

Compound of franje (“frill, fringe”) + haai (“shark”).

com+

Chlamydoselachus anguineus
Wikispecies:Chlamydoselachus anguineus

frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus)


drievingerige luiaard

nl-noun

drievingerige luiaard m (plural drievingerige luiaards)

Literally, “three-fingered sloth”, cf. the specific name tridactylus.

Bradypus tridactylus
Wikispecies:Bradypus tridactylus

pale-throated sloth (Bradypus tridactylus)


dodaars

dodaars m (plural dodaarzen, diminutive dodaarsje n)

dodaarzen (plural)
dodaarsje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of dod (“tuft”, variant of dot) + aars (“arse”).

compound

variant of <i class="Latn mention" lang="nl">dot</i>

Tachybaptus ruficollis
Tachybaptus ruficollis#Translingual


gewone griend

nl-noun

gewone griend m (plural gewone grienden)

long-finned pilot whale
long-finned pilot whale

long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas)


koedoe

Iedereen houdt van koedoes.

kudu, used of two species of antelopes of the genus Tragelaphus, Tragelaphus strepsiceros and Tragelaphus imberbis


kopvoorn

kopvoorn m (plural kopvoorns, diminutive kopvoorntje n)

kopvoorns (plural)
kopvoorntje (diminutive neuter)

Squalius cephalus
Squalius cephalus#Translingual


schroefhoorngeit

schroefhoorngeit f (plural schroefhoorngeiten)

Compound of schroefhoorn + geit. Perhaps a calque of English screw-horn goat.

markhor, screw-horn goat (Capra falconeri)


maraboe

adjutant, marabou (stork of genus Leptoptilos)


zwaluwstaart

zwaluwstaart m (plural zwaluwstaarten, diminutive zwaluwstaartje n)

zwaluwstaarten (plural)
zwaluwstaartje (diminutive neuter)

(archaic) Synonym of koninginnenpage (“swallowtail”) (Papilio machaon)


koninginnenpage

koninginnenpage m (plural koninginnenpages)


ridderkapel

(dated) one of certain butterflies of the family Papilionidae

(particularly) Synonym of koninginnenpage (“swallowtail”) (Papilio machaon)


hamsterhaas

(obsolete) pika, lagomorph of the family Ochotonidae or specifically of the genus Ochotona


parelduiker

Compound of parel (“pearl”) + duiker (“diver, loon”).

com+

black-throated diver
black-throated diver

Gavia arctica
Gavia arctica#Translingual


kaketoe

nl-noun

kaketoe m (plural kaketoes, diminutive kaketoetje n)

kaketoes (plural)
kaketoetje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: kaketoe

desctree

→ English: cockatoo
→ Irish: cocatú
→ Maori: kokatu, koketu

→ German: Kakadu
→ Bulgarian: какаду́ (kakadú)
→ Czech: kakadu
→ Finnish: kakadu
→ Hungarian: kakadu
→ Macedonian: какаду́ (kakadú)
→ Norwegian: kakadu
→ Polish: kakadu
→ Romanian: cacadu
→ Russian: какаду́ (kakadú)
→ Swedish: kakadua

First attested in 1662. Borrowed from Malay kakaktua. Compare Indonesian kakatua.

cockatoo, parrot of the family Cacatuidae


giervalk

From Middle Dutch giervalke, from older geervalke, ultimately from Old Norse geirfalki. Equivalent to geer + valk.

Falco rusticolus
Falco rusticolus#Translingual


karperluis

nl-noun

karperluis f (plural karperluizen, diminutive karperluisje n)

karperluizen (plural)
karperluisje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of karper (“carp”) + luis (“louse”).


visluis

argulid, fish louse; crustacean of the family Argulidae


klauwkikker

Compound of klauw (“claw”) + kikker (“frog”).


boomkikvors

boomkikvors m (plural boomkikvorsen, diminutive boomkikvorsje n)

boomkikvorsen (plural)
boomkikvorsje (diminutive neuter)

(uncommon) tree frog, frog of the family Hylidae


boomvors

(rare) tree frog, frog of the family Hylidae


vroedmeesterpad

vroedmeesterpad f (plural vroedmeesterpadden, diminutive vroedmeesterpadje n)

vroedmeesterpadden (plural)
vroedmeesterpadje (diminutive neuter)


schijftongkikker

schijftongkikker m (plural schijftongkikkers)

painted frog, frog of the genus Discoglossus or Latonia


marterachtige

marterachtige m or f (plural marterachtigen)

mustelid, any member of the family Mustelidae


sponsdier

sponsdier n (plural sponsdieren, diminutive sponsdiertje n)

sponsdieren (plural)
sponsdiertje (diminutive neuter)

sponge, any member of the phylum Porifera


neteldier

neteldier n (plural neteldieren, diminutive neteldiertje n)

neteldieren (plural)
neteldiertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of netel (“nettle, stinger”) + dier (“animal”).

compound

cnidarian, any member of the phylum Cnidaria


ribkwal

nl-noun

ribkwal f (plural ribkwallen, diminutive ribkwalletje n)

ribkwallen (plural)
ribkwalletje (diminutive neuter)

ctenophore, any member of the phylum Ctenophora


orgaandier

orgaandier n (plural orgaandieren, diminutive orgaandiertje n)

orgaandieren (plural)
orgaandiertje (diminutive neuter)

eumetazoan, any member of the subkingdom Eumetazoa


pijlworm

pijlworm m (plural pijlwormen, diminutive pijlwormpje n)

pijlwormen (plural)
pijlwormpje (diminutive neuter)

arrow worm, any member of the phylum Chaetognatha


stekelhuidige

stekelhuidige m or f (plural stekelhuidigen)

echinoderm, any member of the phylum Echinodermata


chordadier

chordadier n (plural chordadieren, diminutive chordadiertje n)

chordadieren (plural)
chordadiertje (diminutive neuter)

chordate, any member of the phylum Chordata


schedelloze

schedelloze m or f (plural schedellozen)

From schedelloos.
The sense “cephalochordate” comes from the taxon Acrania.

cephalochordate, any member of the subphylum Cephalochordata


manteldier

manteldier n (plural manteldieren, diminutive manteldiertje n)

manteldieren (plural)
manteldiertje (diminutive neuter)

tunicate, any member of the subphylum Tunicata


beenvisachtige

beenvisachtige m or f (plural beenvisachtigen)

(rare) bony fish, any member of the superclass Osteichthyes


straalvinnige

straalvinnige m or f (plural straalvinnigen)

ray-finned fish, any member of the class Actinopterygii


kwastvinnige

kwastvinnige m or f (plural kwastvinnigen)

lobe-finned fish, any member of the class Sarcopterygii


kruipdier

kruipdier n (plural kruipdieren, diminutive kruipdiertje n)

kruipdieren (plural)
kruipdiertje (diminutive neuter)

(dated or archaic) a reptile, any member of the class Reptilia


placentadier

placentadier n (plural placentadieren, diminutive placentadiertje n)

placentadieren (plural)
placentadiertje (diminutive neuter)

placental, any member of the infraclass Placentalia


haasachtige

haasachtige m or f (plural haasachtigen)

/ˈɦaːsˌɑx.tə.ɣə/

lagomorph, any member of the order Lagomorpha

(somewhat dated) rabbit or hare, any member of the family Leporidae


breedneusaap

breedneusaap m (plural breedneusapen, diminutive breedneusaapje n)

breedneusapen (plural)
breedneusaapje (diminutive neuter)

New World monkey, any member of the parvorder Platyrrhini


smalneusaap

smalneusaap m (plural smalneusapen, diminutive smalneusaapje n)

smalneusapen (plural)
smalneusaapje (diminutive neuter)

catarrhine, any member of the parvorder Catarrhini


aap van de Oude Wereld

aap van de Oude Wereld m (plural apen van de Oude Wereld, diminutive aapje van de Oude Wereld n)

apen van de Oude Wereld (plural)
aapje van de Oude Wereld (diminutive neuter)

Old World monkey, any member of the family Cercopithecidae


mensachtige

mensachtige m or f (plural mensachtigen)

great ape, hominid, any member of the family Hominidae


civetkatachtige

civetkatachtige m or f (plural civetkatachtigen)

viverrid, any member of the family Viverridae


pardelroller

pardelroller m (plural pardelrollers, diminutive pardelrollertje n)

pardelrollers (plural)
pardelrollertje (diminutive neuter)


zeeleeuwachtige

zeeleeuwachtige m or f (plural zeeleeuwachtigen)

eared seal, otary; any member of the family Otariidae


kleine panda

kleine panda m (plural kleine panda's, diminutive klein pandaatje n)

kleine panda's (plural)
klein pandaatje (diminutive neuter)

Ailurus fulgens
Ailurus fulgens#Translingual

ailurid, any member of the family Ailuridae


kleine beer

kleine beer m (plural kleine beren, diminutive klein beertje n)

kleine beren (plural)
klein beertje (diminutive neuter)

procyonid, any member of the family Procyonidae


wasbeerachtige

wasbeerachtige m or f (plural wasbeerachtigen)


neusaap

neusaap m (plural neusapen, diminutive neusaapje n)

neusapen (plural)
neusaapje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of neus (“nose”) + aap (“monkey”).

com+

Nasalis larvatus
Wikispecies:Nasalis larvatus


horsmakreel

From hors + makreel, very likely a calque of English horse mackerel.

Atlantic horse mackerel
Atlantic horse mackerel

Trachurus trachurus
Trachurus trachurus#Translingual

scad, Atlantic horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus)


slechtvalk

nl-noun

slechtvalk m (plural slechtvalken, diminutive slechtvalkje n)

slechtvalken (plural)
slechtvalkje (diminutive neuter)

→ West Frisian: sljochtfalk (calque)

From slecht (“common, mean”) + valk (“falcon”).

com

Falco peregrinus
Falco peregrinus#Translingual


harpij

Afrikaans: harpy

From Middle Dutch harpie, arpie, from Old French harpie, from Latin harpyia, from Ancient Greek ἅρπυια (hárpuia).

Harpia harpyja
Harpia harpyja#Translingual


ransuil

nl-noun

ransuil m or f (plural ransuilen, diminutive ransuiltje n)

ransuilen (plural)
ransuiltje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch ransule, from ranse, of uncertain origin but referring to a type of medieval headdress worn by women (compare Middle Low German ranse, ranse, rantse referring to the same) and ule (“owl”), whence modern Dutch uil.


velduil

velduil m or f (plural velduilen, diminutive velduiltje n)

velduilen (plural)
velduiltje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of veld (“field”) + uil (“owl”).

Asio flammeus
Asio flammeus#Translingual


pestvogel

pestvogel m (plural pestvogels, diminutive pestvogeltje n)

pestvogels (plural)
pestvogeltje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of pest (“plague, pestilence”) + vogel (“bird”).

compound

Bombycilla garrulus
Bombycilla garrulus#Translingual


haringkoning

/ˈɦaː.rɪŋˌkoː.nɪŋ/

Regalecus glesne
Regalecus glesne#Translingual

giant oarfish, king of herrings (Regalecus glesne)


ringelrob

Probably borrowed from German Ringelrobbe.

1939 August 10, "JAN P. STRIJBOS vervolgt zijn relaas", De Telegraaf, evening edition, part 4, page 7.
[…] een allergekst schouwspel vooor de vele eidereenden en ik herinner mij ook dat een ringelrob telkens vlak langs het strand uit het water opdook en mij lang en nieuwsgierig volgde met zijn ronden robbekop.


stinkrob

Probably borrowed from German Stinkrobbe. Equivalent to stinken + rob.


kleine zeehond

nl-noun

kleine zeehond m (plural kleine zeehonden, diminutive klein zeehondje n)

kleine zeehonden (plural)
klein zeehondje (diminutive neuter)


maanvis

maanvis m (plural maanvissen, diminutive maanvisje n)

maanvissen (plural)
maanvisje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of maan (“Moon”) + vis (“fish”).

com+

Pterophyllum scalare
Pterophyllum scalare#Translingual


klapmuts

nl-noun

klapmuts f (plural klapmutsen, diminutive klapmutsje n)

klapmutsen (plural)
klapmutsje (diminutive neuter)

→ English: clapmatch, clockmutch

hooded seal, clapmatch (Cystophora cristata)


klapmutsrob

(rare) Synonym of klapmuts (“hooded seal, clapmatch (Cystophora cristata)”)


blaasrob

Compound of blaas (“bladder”) + rob (“seal”).


manenrob

From maan + -en- + rob, calque of German Mähnenrobbe.

South American sea lion
South American sea lion

South American sea lion, Otaria flavescens


zadelrob

From zadel + rob, calque of German Sattelrobbe.

Pagophilus groenlandicus
Pagophilus groenlandicus#Translingual

harp seal, saddleback seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus)


zeenaald

a pipefish; certain fish of the family Syngnathidae, particularly of genus Syngnathus


stekelrog

nl-noun

stekelrog m (plural stekelroggen, diminutive stekelrogje n)

stekelroggen (plural)
stekelrogje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of stekel (“sting, barb”) + rog (“ray”).


parelmoervlinder

parelmoervlinder m (plural parelmoervlinders, diminutive parelmoervlindertje n)

parelmoervlinders (plural)
parelmoervlindertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of parelmoer (“mother of pearl”) + vlinder (“butterfly”). Named after the light spots on the wings of certain fritillaries.

compound

any of certain butterflies of the genus Argynnis (the fritillaries)


hondshaai

Compound of hond (“dog”) + -s- + haai (“shark”).

small-spotted catshark
small-spotted catshark

Scyliorhinus canicula
Scyliorhinus canicula#Translingual

sandy dogfish, small-spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula)


tandwalvis

Compound of tand (“tooth”) + walvis (“whale”).

toothed whale, whale of the suborder Odontoceti


heideblauwtje

Compound of heide (“meadow, heath”) + blauwtje (“blue (butterfly)”).


kanoet

nl-noun

kanoet m (plural kanoeten, diminutive kanoetje n)

kanoeten (plural)
kanoetje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from Latin canutus. Doublet of knot (“red knot”).

Calidris canutus
Calidris canutus#Translingual


paalworm

paalworm m (plural paalwormen, diminutive paalwormpje n)

paalwormen (plural)
paalwormpje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of paal (“beam, stake, pole”) + worm (“worm”).


spitssnuitdolfijn

nl-noun

spitssnuitdolfijn m (plural spitssnuitdolfijnen)

Compound of spits (“pointed”) + snuit (“snout”) + dolfijn (“dolphin”).

compound

beaked whale, toothed whale of the family Ziphiidae


bergeend

nl-noun

bergeend f (plural bergeenden, diminutive bergeendje n)

bergeenden (plural)
bergeendje (diminutive neuter)

The first element is not wholly certain, but a compound of bergen (“to hide”) + eend (“duck”) seems most commonly supported.

Tadorna tadorna
Tadorna tadorna#Translingual


baardman

baardman m (plural baardmannen, diminutive baardmannetje n)

baardmannen (plural)
baardmannetje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of baard (“beard”) + man (“man”).

com+

(chiefly diminutive) bearded tit (Panurus biarmicus)


oeverloper

Compound of oever (“bank, waterside”) + loper (“walker”).

Actitis hypoleucos
Actitis hypoleucos#Translingual


watersnip

nl-noun

watersnip f (plural watersnippen, diminutive watersnipje n)

watersnippen (plural)
watersnipje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of water (“water”) + snip (“snipe”).

com+

Gallinago gallinago
Gallinago gallinago#Translingual


houtsnip

nl-noun

houtsnip f (plural houtsnippen, diminutive houtsnipje n)

houtsnippen (plural)
houtsnipje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch houtsneppe. Equivalent to hout (“wood”) + snip (“woodcock, snipe”).

compound

Scolopax rusticola
Scolopax rusticola#Translingual


kamsalamander

great crested newt, northern crested newt (Triturus cristatus)


prairiewolf

Borrowed from English prairie wolf. By surface analysis, prairie + wolf.

Canis latrans
Canis latrans#Translingual


wouw

nl-noun

wouw m (plural wouwen, diminutive wouwtje n)

wouwen (plural)
wouwtje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: wou

From Middle Dutch wouwe, wīwe, wīe, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *wīwô, a derivate of Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- (“to hunt, pursue”). Compare German Weihe, Low German Wieh, both “harrier”.

der

a kite, certain bird of the family Accipitridae; especially of the genera Milvus, Harpagus and Haliastur


kwartelkoning

nl-noun

kwartelkoning m (plural kwartelkoningen, diminutive kwartelkoninkje n)

kwartelkoningen (plural)
kwartelkoninkje (diminutive neuter)


bijenarend

Compound of bij (“bee”) + -en- + arend (“eagle”).

Pernis apivorus
Pernis apivorus#Translingual

(uncommon) Synonym of wespendief (“pern, European honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus)”)


wespendief

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

European honey buzzard
European honey buzzard

pern, European honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus)


kathaai

Compound of kat (“cat”) + haai (“shark”).

Scyliorhinus stellaris
Scyliorhinus stellaris#Translingual


boerenomelet

boerenomelet f (plural boerenomeletten, diminutive boerenomeletje n)

boerenomeletten (plural)
boerenomeletje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of boer (“farmer”) + -en- + omelet (“omelette”).

compound

an omelette containing sliced bell peppers, various vegetables and often bacon bits


boerenzwaluw

nl-noun

boerenzwaluw f (plural boerenzwaluwen, diminutive boerenzwaluwtje n)

boerenzwaluwen (plural)
boerenzwaluwtje (diminutive neuter)

Hirundo rustica
Hirundo rustica#Translingual


palefroot

From Middle Dutch palefroot, from Old French palefroid, from Late Latin paraverēdus. Doublet of paard.

(historical, rare) a palfrey (type of small horse)


vliegenvanger

vliegenvanger m (plural vliegenvangers, diminutive vliegenvangertje n, feminine vliegenvangster)

vliegenvangers (plural)
vliegenvangertje (diminutive neuter)
vliegenvangster (feminine)

From Middle Dutch vliegenvanger. Equivalent to vlieg + -en- + vangen + -er.

a flycatcher, muscicapid; a bird of the family Muscicapidae


Eleonora's valk

Eleonora's valk f or m (plural Eleonora's valken)

Falco eleonorae
Falco eleonorae#Translingual


rotszwaluw

Eurasian crag martin
Eurasian crag martin

Ptyonoprogne rupestris
Ptyonoprogne rupestris#Translingual

Eurasian crag martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)


steppearend

steppearend m (plural steppearenden, diminutive steppearendje n)

steppearenden (plural)
steppearendje (diminutive neuter)

Aquila nipalensis
Aquila nipalensis#Translingual


stippelmot

stippelmot f (plural stippelmotten, diminutive stippelmotje n)

stippelmotten (plural)
stippelmotje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of stippel (“dot”) + mot (“moth”).

an ermine moth, moth of the family Yponomeutidae


blauwborst

blauwborst m (plural blauwborsten, diminutive blauwborstje n)

blauwborsten (plural)
blauwborstje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of blauw (“blue”) + borst (“chest, breast, thorax”).

com+

Luscinia svecica
Luscinia svecica#Translingual


schoenbekooievaar

nl-noun

schoenbekooievaar m (plural schoenbekooievaars)

From schoen (“shoe”) + bek (“beak”) + ooievaar (“stork”).

compound

Balaeniceps rex
Balaeniceps rex#Translingual


kraaghagedis

Compound of kraag (“frill, collar”) + hagedis (“lizard”).


koolwitje

Compound of kool (“cabbage”) + witje (“white (butterfly)”); cabbages are among the favored host plants for these butterflies of this genus to lay their eggs. Compare also the taxonomic names of the species of this genus, which contain brassicae ("of the cabbage") and rapae ("of the turnip"), respectively.

Pieris brassicae
Pieris brassicae#Translingual

a cabbage white, one of two butterflies of the genus Pieris; either the small white (Pieris rapae) or the large white (Pieris brassicae)


reuzeninktvis

nl-noun

reuzeninktvis m (plural reuzeninktvissen, diminutive reuzeninktvisje n)

reuzeninktvissen (plural)
reuzeninktvisje (diminutive neuter)

From reus (“giant”) + -en- + inktvis (“squid”).


kroonkraan

Compound of kroon (“crown”) + kraan (“crane”).

a crowned crane, any bird of the genus Balearica


geelgors

nl-noun

geelgors f (plural geelgorzen, diminutive geelgorsje n)

geelgorzen (plural)
geelgorsje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of geel (“yellow”) + gors (“bunting”).

com+

Emberiza citrinella
Emberiza citrinella#Translingual


kanarievogel

nl-noun

kanarievogel m (plural kanarievogels, diminutive kanarievogeltje n)

kanarievogels (plural)
kanarievogeltje (diminutive neuter)

Serinus canaria
Serinus canaria#Translingual

a canary, bird of the genus Serinus or specifically Serinus canaria


ooievaarsdorp

ooievaarsdorp n (plural ooievaarsdorpen)

a place where breeding pairs of tame storks are kept to increase or maintain population levels


gaviaal

gaviaal m (plural gavialen, diminutive gaviaaltje n)

gavialen (plural)
gaviaaltje (diminutive neuter)

From French gavial, from Hindi घड़ियाल (ghaṛiyāl).


bisamrat

Ondatra zibethicus
Ondatra zibethicus#Translingual

Synonym of muskusrat (“muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)”)


vingerdier

vingerdier n (plural vingerdieren, diminutive vingerdiertje n)

vingerdieren (plural)
vingerdiertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of vinger (“finger”) + dier (“animal”).


mantelmeeuw

nl-noun

mantelmeeuw f (plural mantelmeeuwen, diminutive mantelmeeuwtje n)

mantelmeeuwen (plural)
mantelmeeuwtje (diminutive neuter)

great black-backed gull
great black-backed gull

lesser black-backed gull
lesser black-backed gull

either of two gull species of the genus Larus, the great black-backed gull or the lesser black-backed gull


zeekrokodil

zeekrokodil m or f (plural zeekrokodillen)

saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)


mosdiertje

From mos (“moss”) + diertje (“little animal”).


edelmarter

nl-noun

edelmarter m (plural edelmarters, diminutive edelmartertje n)

edelmarters (plural)
edelmartertje (diminutive neuter)

Martes martes
Martes martes#Translingual

Synonym of boommarter (“pine marten (Martes martes)”)


bultrugwalvis

bultrugwalvis m (plural bultrugwalvissen)

Either from bult (“hump”) + rug (“back”) + walvis (“whale”) or a clarifying compound of bultrug (“humpback whale”) + walvis (“whale”).

com

Megaptera novaeangliae
Megaptera novaeangliae#Translingual

a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)


malariamug

nl-noun

malariamug f (plural malariamuggen, diminutive malariamugje n)

malariamuggen (plural)
malariamugje (diminutive neuter)

a malaria mosquito; a mosquito of the genus Anopheles that can transmit malaria


halsbandparkiet

halsbandparkiet m (plural halsbandparkieten, diminutive halsbandparkietje n)

halsbandparkieten (plural)
halsbandparkietje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of halsband (“collar”) + parkiet (“parakeet”).

compound

ring-necked parakeet
ring-necked parakeet

rose-ringed parakeet
rose-ringed parakeet

Psittacula krameri
Psittacula krameri#Translingual

ring-necked parakeet, rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri)


koolmees

nl-noun

koolmees f (plural koolmezen, diminutive koolmeesje n)

koolmezen (plural)
koolmeesje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of kool (“carbon, coal”) + mees (“tit”), named after the black marks on its head.


heikneuter

/ˈɦɛi̯ˌknøː.tər/

Compound of hei + kneuter. The sense “bumpkin” may be due to association with unrelated keuter, keuterboer.

Linaria cannabina
Linaria cannabina#Translingual

Synonym of kneu (“common linnet (Linaria cannabina)”)


matkop

Compound of mat (“matte”) + kop (“head”).


groene specht

groene specht m (plural groene spechten)

Picus viridis
Picus viridis#Translingual


purperslak

purperslak f (plural purperslakken, diminutive purperslakje n)

purperslakken (plural)
purperslakje (diminutive neuter)


purperreiger

Ardea purpurea
Ardea purpurea#Translingual


resusaap

resusaap m (plural resusapen, diminutive resusaapje n)

resusapen (plural)
resusaapje (diminutive neuter)

Macaca mulatta
Macaca mulatta#Translingual

rhesus macaque, rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta)


vechtkwartel

Compound of vechten (“to fight”) + kwartel (“quail”). Named for its use as a fighting bird in some cultures and for its physical resemblance to quails.

compound

a buttonquail, bird of the family Turnicidae


rotgans

nl-noun

rotgans f (plural rotganzen, diminutive rotgansje n)

rotganzen (plural)
rotgansje (diminutive neuter)

Partial calque from a Scandinavian language. The first element is onomatopoeic and is unrelated to rot (“rot; rotten”) and rot- (“bad, nasty”); the second element is simply gans (“goose”).

Branta bernicla
Branta bernicla#Translingual

the brent goose, brant (Branta bernicla)


nijlgans

nijlgans f (plural nijlganzen, diminutive nijlgansje n)

nijlganzen (plural)
nijlgansje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of Nijl (“Nile”) + gans (“goose”).

com+

Alopochen aegyptiaca
Alopochen aegyptiaca#Translingual


zeeanemoon

nl-noun

zeeanemoon f (plural zeeanemonen, diminutive zeeanemoontje n)

zeeanemonen (plural)
zeeanemoontje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: seeanemoon

sea anemone, animal of the order Actiniaria


bloemdier

bloemdier n (plural bloemdieren, diminutive bloemdiertje n)

bloemdieren (plural)
bloemdiertje (diminutive neuter)

From bloem (“flower”) + dier (“animal”), perhaps translating the scientific name.

an anthozoan, animal of the class Anthozoa


langpootmug

langpootmug f (plural langpootmuggen, diminutive langpootmugje n)

langpootmuggen (plural)
langpootmugje (diminutive neuter)

a crane fly, mosquito of the family Tipulidae


zwarte zwaan

Cygnus atratus
Cygnus atratus#Translingual


krakeend

krakeend f (plural krakeenden, diminutive krakeendje n)

krakeenden (plural)
krakeendje (diminutive neuter)

Pleonastic compound of krak (“gadwall”) + eend (“duck”).

Mareca strepera
Mareca strepera#Translingual


goudfazant

Compound of goud (“gold”) + fazant (“pheasant”).

com+

Chrysolophus pictus
Chrysolophus pictus#Translingual

golden pheasant, Chinese pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)


gewone fazant

nl-noun

gewone fazant m (plural gewone fazanten, diminutive gewoon fazantje n)

gewone fazanten (plural)
gewoon fazantje (diminutive neuter)

Phasianus colchicus
Phasianus colchicus#Translingual

the common pheasant, Phasianus colchicus


goudplevier

goudplevier m (plural goudplevieren, diminutive goudpleviertje n)

goudplevieren (plural)
goudpleviertje (diminutive neuter)

Pluvialis apricaria
Pluvialis apricaria#Translingual

golden plover, European golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria)


klander

klander f (plural klanders, diminutive [please provide])

Ultimately from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος (kúlindros, “cylinder”).

der

1687, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek letter 57 to Royal Societyhttps://lensonleeuwenhoek.net/content/wrote-letter-57-1687-08-06-ab-102-members-royal-society

The weevils can eat the wheat grains completely empty from within.

De Klanders kunnen de Koorn-Graanen van binnen gants ledig eeten.


graanklander

nl-noun

graanklander f (plural graanklanders, diminutive [please provide])

Sitophilus granarius
Sitophilus granarius#Translingual


snuitkever

snuitkever m (plural snuitkevers, diminutive snuitkevertje n)

snuitkevers (plural)
snuitkevertje (diminutive neuter)

From snuit (“snout”) + kever (“beetle”). Compare English snout beetle.


lorre

lorre m (plural lorres, diminutive lorretje n)

lorres (plural)
lorretje (diminutive neuter)

Colloquial alteration of lori, from Malay lori.


Bengaalse tijger

Bengaalse tijger m (plural Bengaalse tijgers)

/bɛŋˌɣaːl.sə ˈtɛi̯.ɣər/

Panthera tigris tigris
Panthera tigris tigris#Translingual


Siberische tijger

Siberische tijger m (plural Siberische tijgers)

Panthera tigris altaica
Panthera tigris altaica#Translingual

Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)


muskuseend

muskuseend f (plural muskuseenden, diminutive muskuseendje n)

muskuseenden (plural)
muskuseendje (diminutive neuter)

Cairina moschata
Cairina moschata#Translingual


casarca

casarca f (plural casarca's, diminutive casarcaatje n)

casarca's (plural)
casarcaatje (diminutive neuter)

Tadorna ferruginea
Tadorna ferruginea#Translingual

(particularly) the ruddy shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea


barmsijs

barmsijs f (plural barmsijzen, diminutive barmsijsje n)

barmsijzen (plural)
barmsijsje (diminutive neuter)

Audio

Compound of barm (“thick-billed siskin”) + sijs (“siskin”).

compound

(particularly) Synonym of grote barmsijs (“Acanthis flammea”)


alpenheggenmus

nl-noun

alpenheggenmus f (plural alpenheggenmussen)

Compound of Alpen (“Alps”) + heggenmus (“dunnock, hedge sparrow”).

compound

Prunella collaris
Prunella collaris#Translingual


korenworm

nl-noun

korenworm m (plural korenwormen, diminutive korenwormpje n)

korenwormen (plural)
korenwormpje (diminutive neuter)

By the Dutch they are named Baum-kaefer, Roub-kaefer, Koren Worm, or Corn-Worm, because they destroy the Roots of Corn.]

[1747, Henry Baker, "A letter from Mr. Henry Baker F. R. S. to the President, concerning the grubbs destroying the grass in Norfolk" in Philsophical Transactions of the Royal Society

In het verleden zijn ook proeven gedaan met chemische bestrijding, toepassing van vloeibaar stikstof en natuurlijke bestrijding, zoals met de Korenworm (Listronotus elongatus).

2018 September 20, Janne Brouwers et al., “De Waternavel de baas?”, in H2O:

a plant-eating beetle larva, especially a chafer or weevil


honingbeer

honingbeer m (plural honingberen, diminutive honingbeertje n)

honingberen (plural)
honingbeertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of honing (“honey”) + beer (“bear”).

com+

Helarctos malayanus
Wikispecies:Helarctos malayanus

sun bear, honey bear (Helarctos malayanus, a bear species from South East Asia)


kodiakbeer

nl-noun

kodiakbeer m (plural kodiakberen, diminutive kodiakbeertje n)

kodiakberen (plural)
kodiakbeertje (diminutive neuter)

From Kodiak + beer, probably a calque of English Kodiak bear.


brilbeer

brilbeer m (plural brilberen, diminutive brilbeertje n)

brilberen (plural)
brilbeertje (diminutive neuter)

Tremarctos ornatus
Tremarctos ornatus#Translingual


zwarte beer

Ursus americanus
Ursus americanus#Translingual


kraagbeer

Ursus thibetanus
Ursus thibetanus#Translingual


lippenbeer

Melursus ursinus
Melursus ursinus#Translingual


pandabeer

pandabeer m (plural pandaberen, diminutive pandabeertje n)

pandaberen (plural)
pandabeertje (diminutive neuter)

Ailuropoda melanoleuca
Ailuropoda melanoleuca#Translingual


rioolrat

rioolrat f (plural rioolratten, diminutive rioolratje n)

rioolratten (plural)
rioolratje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of riool (“sewer”) + rat (“rat”).

Rattus norvegicus
Rattus norvegicus#Translingual

Synonym of bruine rat (“sewer rat (Rattus norvegicus)”)


waterrat

waterrat f (plural waterratten, diminutive waterratje n)

waterratten (plural)
waterratje (diminutive neuter)

Jersey Dutch: wâterrot

From Middle Dutch waterratte, equivalent to water (“water”) + rat (“rat, rodent”). Compare West Frisian wetterrôt, English water-rat.

Arvicola amphibius
Arvicola amphibius#Translingual

Synonym of woelrat (“European water vole (Arvicola amphibius)”)


citroenhaai

citroenhaai m (plural citroenhaaien, diminutive citroenhaaitje n)

citroenhaaien (plural)
citroenhaaitje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of citroen (“lemon”) + haai (“shark”), cognate with German Zitronenhai, compare also Spanish tiburón limón and English lemon shark. Named for its yellowy appearance.

com+

Negaprion brevirostris
Negaprion brevirostris#Translingual


grote bonte specht

nl-noun

grote bonte specht m (plural grote bonte spechten)

Literally, “great multicoloured woodpecker”.

lit

great spotted woodpecker
great spotted woodpecker

Dendrocopos major
Dendrocopos major#Translingual

great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)


kleine bonte specht

nl-noun

kleine bonte specht m (plural kleine bonte spechten)

Literally, “small multicoloured woodpecker”.

lit

lesser spotted woodpecker
lesser spotted woodpecker

Dryobates minor
Dryobates minor#Translingual

lesser spotted woodpecker (Dryobates minor)


middelste bonte specht

nl-noun

middelste bonte specht m (plural middelste bonte spechten)

Literally, “intermediate multicoloured woodpecker”.

lit

middle spotted woodpecker
middle spotted woodpecker

Dendrocoptes medius
Dendrocoptes medius#Translingual

middle spotted woodpecker (Dendrocoptes medius)


halfaap

nl-noun

halfaap m (plural halfapen, diminutive halfaapje n)

halfapen (plural)
halfaapje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of half (“half, not quite”) + aap (“monkey”).

compound

A strepsirrhine, member of one the two suborders of primates, besides haplorhines (which includes monkeys and apes).


woelrat

nl-noun

woelrat f (plural woelratten, diminutive woelratje n)

woelratten (plural)
woelratje (diminutive neuter)

European water vole (Arvicola amphibius)


veldmuis

veldmuis m (plural veldmuizen, diminutive veldmuisje n)

veldmuizen (plural)
veldmuisje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of veld (“field, open country”) + muis (“mouse”).

compound

Microtus arvalis
Microtus arvalis#Translingual


sluipvlieg

nl-noun

sluipvlieg f (plural sluipvliegen, diminutive sluipvliegje n)

sluipvliegen (plural)
sluipvliegje (diminutive neuter)

Op de nesten werd een aantal sluipvliegen (Tachinidae) aangetroffen, die steeds weer op de nesten met rupsen gingen zitten.

2011, Arno van Stipdonk, Theo Zeegers, “Eiafzet van de sluipvlieg Phorocera grandis op de eikenprocessierups Thaumetopoea processionea (Diptera: Tachinidae, Lepidoptera: Thaumetopoeidae)”, in Nederlandse Faunistische Mededelingen, volume 35, pages 69–72:

a parasitic fly belonging to family Tachinidae


aardbeivlinder

aardbeivlinder m (plural aardbeivlinders)

Compound of aardbei (“strawberry”) + vlinder (“butterfly”).


trompetzwaan

nl-noun

trompetzwaan m or f (plural trompetzwanen)

Compound of trompet (“trumpet”) + zwaan (“swan”).

Cygnus buccinator
Cygnus buccinator#Translingual


fluitzwaan

Compound of fluiten (“to whistle”) + zwaan (“swan”).

Cygnus columbianus
Cygnus columbianus#Translingual


kleine zwaan

Bewick's swan (Cygnus bewickii or Cygnus columbianus bewickii)


grote burgemeester

grote burgemeester m (plural grote burgemeesters, diminutive groot burgemeestertje n)

grote burgemeesters (plural)
groot burgemeestertje (diminutive neuter)

Literally, “big/great mayor”; compare kleine burgemeester (“Larus glaucoides”).

Larus hyperboreus
Larus hyperboreus#Translingual


kuifmees

kuifmees f (plural kuifmezen, diminutive kuifmeesje n)

kuifmezen (plural)
kuifmeesje (diminutive neuter)


dwergstern

dwergstern f (plural dwergsterns or dwergsternen, diminutive dwergsterntje n)

dwergsterns (plural)
dwergsternen (plural)
dwergsterntje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of dwerg (“dwarf”) + stern (“tern”).

com+

Sternula albifrons
Sternula albifrons#Translingual


kolgans

nl-noun

kolgans f (plural kolganzen, diminutive kolgansje n)

kolganzen (plural)
kolgansje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: kolgans

Compound of kol (“blaze”) + gans (“goose”), first attested in 1797.

greater white-fronted goose
greater white-fronted goose

Anser albifrons
Anser albifrons#Translingual

the white-fronted goose, greater white-fronted goose, Anser albifrons


zeezwaluw

zeezwaluw f (plural zeezwaluwen, diminutive zeezwaluwtje n)

zeezwaluwen (plural)
zeezwaluwtje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch seeswaluwe. Equivalent to zee + zwaluw.

Sterna hirundo
Sterna hirundo#Translingual

Synonym of visdief (“common tern”) (Sterna hirundo)


groenling

Chloris chloris
Chloris chloris#Translingual

greenfinch, European greenfinch (Chloris chloris)


visdief

visdief m (plural visdieven, diminutive visdiefje n)

visdieven (plural)
visdiefje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of vis (“fish”) + dief (“thief”).


witte kwikstaart

nl-noun

witte kwikstaart m (plural witte kwikstaarten, diminutive wit kwikstaartje n)

witte kwikstaarten (plural)
wit kwikstaartje (diminutive neuter)

Motacilla alba
Motacilla alba#Translingual


kwikstaart

kwikstaart m (plural kwikstaarten, diminutive kwikstaartje n)

kwikstaarten (plural)
kwikstaartje (diminutive neuter)

wagtail, bird of the family Motacillidae, particularly the genera Motacilla and Dendronanthus


wintertaling

wintertaling m (plural wintertalingen, diminutive wintertalinkje n)

wintertalingen (plural)
wintertalinkje (diminutive neuter)


zomertaling

zomertaling m (plural zomertalingen, diminutive zomertalinkje n)

zomertalingen (plural)
zomertalinkje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of zomer (“summer”) + taling (“teal”).

com+

Spatula querquedula
Spatula querquedula#Translingual


smient

nl-noun

smient f (plural smienten, diminutive smientje n)

smienten (plural)
smientje (diminutive neuter)

The ending -ent is generally considered to be identical to eend (“duck”); the origin of smi- is however uncertain. Some link it to Proto-Germanic *smēhaz (“small”), wigeons being fairly small of stature compared to, say, mallards.

Mareca penelope
Mareca penelope#Translingual


huiszwaluw

huiszwaluw f (plural huiszwaluwen, diminutive huiszwaluwtje n)

huiszwaluwen (plural)
huiszwaluwtje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of huis (“house”) + zwaluw (“swallow”).

De huiszwaluw is een kleine zangvogel die vaak nestelt onder de dakranden van huizen.

The house martin is a small songbird that often nests under the eaves of houses.

Delichon urbicum
Delichon urbicum#Translingual

the house martin, common house martin, Delichon urbicum


bonte vliegenvanger

bonte vliegenvanger m (plural bonte vliegenvangers, diminutive bont vliegenvangertje n)

bonte vliegenvangers (plural)
bont vliegenvangertje (diminutive neuter)

European pied flycatcher
European pied flycatcher

Ficedula hypoleuca
Ficedula hypoleuca#Translingual

European pied flycatcher, Ficedula hypoleuca


bontbekplevier

bontbekplevier m (plural bontbekplevieren or bontbekpleviers, diminutive bontbekpleviertje n)

bontbekplevieren (plural)
bontbekpleviers (plural)
bontbekpleviertje (diminutive neuter)

Charadrius hiaticula
Charadrius hiaticula#Translingual


grote lijster

grote lijster f (plural grote lijsters, diminutive groot lijstertje n)

grote lijsters (plural)
groot lijstertje (diminutive neuter)

Turdus viscivorus
Turdus viscivorus#Translingual


gekraagde roodstaart

gekraagde roodstaart m (plural gekraagde roodstaarten, diminutive gekraagd roodstaartje n)

gekraagde roodstaarten (plural)
gekraagd roodstaartje (diminutive neuter)

Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Phoenicurus phoenicurus#Translingual

common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)


staartmees

staartmees f (plural staartmezen, diminutive staartmeesje n)

staartmezen (plural)
staartmeesje (diminutive neuter)

Aegithalos caudatus
Aegithalos caudatus#Translingual


roodborsttapuit

roodborsttapuit m (plural roodborsttapuiten, diminutive roodborsttapuitje n)

roodborsttapuiten (plural)
roodborsttapuitje (diminutive neuter)

Saxicola rubicola
Saxicola rubicola#Translingual


laplanduil

Strix nebulosa
Strix nebulosa#Translingual

great grey owl, Lapland owl (Strix nebulosa)


holenduif

holenduif f (plural holenduiven, diminutive holenduifje n)

holenduiven (plural)
holenduifje (diminutive neuter)

Columba oenas
Columba oenas#Translingual


houtduif

houtduif f (plural houtduiven, diminutive houtduifje n)

houtduiven (plural)
houtduifje (diminutive neuter)

Columba palumbus
Columba palumbus#Translingual


stadsduif

stadsduif f (plural stadsduiven, diminutive stadsduifje n)

stadsduiven (plural)
stadsduifje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of stad (“city”) + -s- + duif (“dove”).

Columba livia domestica
Columba livia domestica#Translingual

feral pigeon, city dove, feral Columba livia domestica


Turkse tortel

Turkse tortel m or f (plural Turkse tortels)

Literally, “Turkish turtle dove”. Probably influenced by German Türkentaube (literally “Turk dove”), named after the dove's origins from the Balkan.

der

Eurasian collared dove
Eurasian collared dove

Streptopelia decaocto
Streptopelia decaocto#Translingual

the collared dove, Eurasian collared dove, Streptopelia decaocto


zwartkop

nl-noun

zwartkop m (plural zwartkoppen, diminutive zwartkopje n)

zwartkoppen (plural)
zwartkopje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of zwart (“black”) + kop (“head”), referring to the "cap" of black feathers on top of the male's head (whereas the female has a brown "cap").

Sylvia atricapilla
Sylvia atricapilla#Translingual

blackcap, Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)


zanglijster

zanglijster f (plural zanglijsters, diminutive zanglijstertje n)

zanglijsters (plural)
zanglijstertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of zang (“song”) + lijster (“thrush”).

com+

Turdus philomelos
Turdus philomelos#Translingual


rosse grutto

Limosa lapponica
Limosa lapponica#Translingual


wulp

nl-noun

wulp m (plural wulpen, diminutive wulpje n)

wulpen (plural)
wulpje (diminutive neuter)

Perhaps ultimately from a Proto-Germanic *hwelpaną (“to cry, yelp”), whence *hwelpaz (“whelp”) may also derive. Alternatively, from the same root as *hwelbaną (“to curve”) (Dutch welven), referring to the curved beak characteristic of curlews. Cognates include Saterland Frisian Wilp, West Frisian wylp, Old English hwilpe, Scots whaup and perhaps English yarwhelp (“godwit”).

der

(more broadly) curlew, any bird of the genus Numenius


brandgans

nl-noun

brandgans f (plural brandganzen, diminutive brandgansje n)

brandganzen (plural)
brandgansje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of brand + gans (“goose”), first attested 1599.

Branta leucopsis
Branta leucopsis#Translingual