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Etymology

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Compound of soort +‎ genoot.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsoːrt.xəˌnoːt/
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  • Hyphenation: soort‧ge‧noot

Noun

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soortgenoot m (plural soortgenoten, diminutive soortgenootje n)

  1. An organism belonging to the same species (in usage sometimes translatable as congener).
  2. (figurative) An object of the same type or category.