cultuurvolger

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of cultuur (“culture”) +‎ volgen (“to follow”) +‎ -er. Compare German Kulturfolger.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʏlˈtyːrˌfɔl.ɣər/
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  • Hyphenation: cul‧tuur‧vol‧ger

Noun

cultuurvolger m (plural cultuurvolgers)

  1. An animal that regularly makes anthropogenic environments into its habitat.
    Het korhoen arriveerde in Nederland als cultuurvolger. ― The black grouse arrived in the Netherlands as a species following human cultivation of the landscape.
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