waterral

Dutch

Rallus aquaticus

Etymology

Compound of water (“water”) +‎ ral (“rail”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋaː.tə(r)ˌrɑl/

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• Hyphenation: wa‧ter‧ral

Noun

waterral f (plural waterrallen, diminutive waterralletje n)

1. water rail (Rallus aquaticus)

   Synonyms: fluweelhoen, zijdehoen

   Hypernym: ral

Further reading

• waterral on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl