Dachswelpe

German

FWOTD – 2 October 2014

Etymology

Dachs (badger) + Welpe (puppy)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdaksˌvɛlpə]
  • Hyphenation: Dachs‧wel‧pe

Noun

Dachswelpe m (genitive Dachswelpen, plural Dachswelpen)

  1. young badger, badger puppy
    • 1959, Säugetierkundliche Mitteilungen VII–IX, page 85:
      HOFFMAN, F.: Fuchs und Dachs, Wild und Hund, Hamburg & Berlin, 295, (Fuchs raubt Dachswelpen).
    • 1981, Collection of Foreign Veterinary Medical Theses and Dissertations MMMDCCXLV, page 141:
      Außerdem belegen die Humerusfunde zwei Dachswelpen.
    • 1997, Geflügel-Börse CXVIII, page 46:
      […] handzahm – sowie 1–2 Dachswelpen gesucht.

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