velduil

Dutch

Asio flammeus

Etymology

Compound of veld (“field”) +‎ uil (“owl”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛlt.œy̯l/

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• Hyphenation: veld‧uil

Noun

velduil m or f (plural velduilen, diminutive velduiltje n)

1. short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)

Further reading

• velduil on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl