coromandeleend

Dutch
Nettapus coromandelianus

Etymology

From Coromandel (“Coromandel”) +‎ eend (“duck”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. which coromandel is meant?

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Noun

coromandeleend f (plural coromandeleenden, diminutive coromandeleendje n)

  1. The cotton pygmy goose, Nettapus coromandelianus

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