witwangstern

Dutch

Chlidonias hybrida

Etymology

Compound of wit (“white”) +‎ wang (“cheek”) +‎ stern (“tern”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

witwangstern f (plural witwangsterns or witwangsternen, diminutive witwangsterntje n)

1. the whiskered tern, Chlidonias hybrida

Further reading

• witwangstern on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl