bruinvis
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Dutch
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- bruinvisch (obsolete)
Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch bruunvisch. Equivalent to bruin (“brown”) + vis (“fish”). Compare West Frisian brúnfisk.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bruinvis m (plural bruinvissen, diminutive bruinvisje n)
- Any porpoise, marine mammal of the family Phocoenidae (certain small cetacean).
- harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena).
- Synonym: zeevarken