meerkoet
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From meer (“lake”) + koet (“Eurasian coot, (later) coot-like bird”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]meerkoet m (plural meerkoeten, diminutive meerkoetje n)
- the Eurasian coot, Fulica atra
- Synonym: (Northern Netherlands, dialectal) waterkip
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- meerkoet on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl