bruinvis

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bruunvisch. Equivalent to bruin (“brown”) +‎ vis (“fish”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrœy̯nvɪs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: bruin‧vis

Noun

bruinvis m (plural bruinvissen, diminutive bruinvisje n)

  1. Any porpoise, marine mammal of the family Phocoenidae (certain small cetacean).
  2. The harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace {{taxlink}} with {{taxfmt}} if already defined. Add nomul=1 if not defined.).
    Synonym: zeevarken
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