rabobirdo

Esperanto

Etymology

From rabo (“robbery”) +‎ birdo (“bird”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [raboˈbirdo]
  • Rhymes: -irdo
  • Hyphenation: ra‧bo‧bir‧do

Noun

rabobirdo (accusative singular rabobirdon, plural rabobirdoj, accusative plural rabobirdojn)

  1. bird of prey
    • 1907, Kabe, chapter 1, in La Faraono, Hachette, translation of Faraon by Bolesław Prus:
      Sur la ĉielo la rabobirdoj de la dezerto persekutis la kolombojn kaj monedojn de la lando Gosen.
      In the sky, the birds of prey of the desert chased the doves and jackdaws of the land of Goshen.
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