zilverreiger

Dutch

Etymology

From zilver (“silver”) +‎ reiger (“heron”), calque of German Silberreiher. First attested in the early to mid nineteenth century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɪl.və(r)ˌrɛi̯.ɣər/

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• Hyphenation: zil‧ver‧rei‧ger

Noun

zilverreiger m (plural zilverreigers, diminutive zilverreigertje n)

1. One of certain herons of the genera Ardea and Egretta that have white plumage; roughly corresponding to egret but used more narrowly.

Derived terms

• Amerikaanse kleine zilverreiger
• Chinese zilverreiger
• grote zilverreiger
• kleine zilverreiger
• middelste zilverreiger