pestvogel

Dutch

Een pestvogel. — A Bohemian waxwing.

Etymology

Compound of pest (“plague, pestilence”) +‎ vogel (“bird”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛstˌvoː.ɣəl/

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• Hyphenation: pest‧vo‧gel

Noun

pestvogel m (plural pestvogels, diminutive pestvogeltje n)

1. The Bohemian waxwing, Bombycilla garrulus
2. (less specifically) A waxwing, any bird of the genus Bombycilla

Derived terms

• cederpestvogel

Further reading

• pestvogel on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl