kokmeeuw

Dutch

Chroicocephalus ridibundus in Nederlandsche vogelen, 1770-1829

Alternative forms

• kogmeeuw (archaic)

Etymology

From kok (onomatopoeic) +‎ meeuw (“gull”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔk.meːu̯/

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• Hyphenation: kok‧meeuw

Noun

kokmeeuw f (plural kokmeeuwen, diminutive kokmeeuwtje n)

1. The black-headed gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus

   Synonyms: lachmeeuw, kapmeeuw

2. (archaic, dialectal) Synonym of grote mantelmeeuw (“Larus marinus”)

Derived terms

• kleine kokmeeuw

Further reading

• kokmeeuw on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl