zilverreiger
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom zilver (“silver”) + reiger (“heron”), calque of German Silberreiher. First attested in the early to mid nineteenth century.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editzilverreiger m (plural zilverreigers, diminutive zilverreigertje n)
- One of certain herons of the genera Ardea and Egretta that have white plumage; roughly corresponding to egret but used more narrowly.