bruinvis
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- bruinvisch (obsolete)
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch bruunvisch. Equivalent to bruin (“brown”) + vis (“fish”). Compare West Frisian brúnfisk.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bruinvis m (plural bruinvissen, diminutive bruinvisje n)
- Any porpoise, marine mammal of the family Phocoenidae (certain small cetacean).
- harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena).
- Synonym: zeevarken