korhoen

Dutch

Alternative forms

• koornhoen (obsolete)
• kornhoen (dialectal, dated)

Etymology

Compound of korren +‎ hoen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔr.ɦun/

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• Hyphenation: kor‧hoen

Noun

korhoen n (plural korhoenders or korhoenderen or korhoenen, diminutive korhoentje n)

1. black grouse, blackgame, Lyrurus tetrix (syn. Tetrao tetrix).

   Synonyms: berkhoen, moerhoen

Hyponyms

• korhaan
• korhen