sidderaal
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Early 19th century. Compound of sidderen (“to tremble”) + aal (“eel”), after siddervisch (“electric ray, torpedo”, 18th c., now distinguished as sidderrog). Both terms may be calques from German Zitterfisch (16th c.), Zitteraal (18th c.).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sidderaal m (plural sidderalen, diminutive sidderaaltje n)