koekoekshommel

Dutch

Etymology

From koekoek (“cuckoo”) +‎ -s- (“bumblebee”) +‎ hommel. Like the cuckoo bird, bumblebees of genus Psithyrus engage in brood parasitism.

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Noun

koekoekshommel f (plural koekoekshommels, diminutive koekoekshommeltje n)

1. cuckoo bumblebee (bumblebee of genus Psithyrus)

   Hypernym: hommel

Further reading

• koekoekshommel on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl