meerkoet
Dutch
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom meer (“lake”) + koet (“Eurasian coot, (later) coot-like bird”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmeerkoet m (plural meerkoeten, diminutive meerkoetje n)
- The Eurasian coot, Fulica atra
- Synonym: (Northern Netherlands, dialectal) waterkip
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- meerkoet on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl