bidsprinkhaan

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compound of bidden (“to pray”) +‎ sprinkhaan (“grasshopper, locust”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɪtsprɪŋk(ɦ)aːn/
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  • Hyphenation: bid‧sprink‧haan

Noun[edit]

bidsprinkhaan m (plural bidsprinkhanen, diminutive bidsprinkhaantje n)

  1. A praying mantis, any of various predatory insects of the order Mantodea.

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