tandwalvis

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of tand (tooth) + walvis (whale).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑntˌʋɑl.vɪs/, /ˈtɑnt.ʋɑlˌvɪs/
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  • Hyphenation: tand‧wal‧vis

Noun

tandwalvis m (plural tandwalvissen)

  1. toothed whale, whale of the suborder Odontoceti
    Hypernym: walvis
    Hyponyms: bruinvis, dolfijn, potvis

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