kobmeeuw

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of kobbe +‎ meeuw.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔp.meːu̯/
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  • Hyphenation: kob‧meeuw

Noun

kobmeeuw m or f (plural kobmeeuwen, diminutive kobmeeuwtje n)

  1. several species of seagull
  2. (particularly) European herring gull (Larus argentatus)
    Synonym: zilvermeeuw
    • 1879, Jan Ritzema Bos, Landbouwdierkunde: nuttige en schadelijke dieren van Nederland:
      Onder de muizenverdelgende soorten noem ik den buizerd, den kerkuil, de roek en in streken, die niet zeer ver van zee zijn gelegen, de kobmeeuw.
      Among the mouse-exterminating species I name the buzzard, the barn owl, the rook and, in the regions that are not located far from sea, the European herring gull.
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