ralreiger
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom ral (“rail (bird)”) + reiger (“heron”), calque of German Rallenreiher or less probably directly based on the scientific name (“rail-like little heron”). First attested in the 1850s.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editralreiger m (plural ralreigers, diminutive ralreigertje n)
- squacco heron, Ardeola ralloides
- any of the herons of the genus Ardeola
Further reading
edit- ralreiger on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
- Ardeola on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl