zilverreiger

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzɪl.və(r)ˌrɛi̯.ɣər/
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  • Hyphenation: zil‧ver‧rei‧ger

Noun

zilverreiger m (plural zilverreigers, diminutive zilverreigertje n)

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

Derived terms
  • Amerikaanse kleine zilverreiger
  • Chinese zilverreiger
  • grote zilverreiger
  • kleine zilverreiger
  • middelste zilverreiger
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