ratelaar

Dutch

Etymology

From ratelen (“to rattle”) +‎ -aar.

  • The plant species are so named because their seeds make a rattling noise in their capsules.
  • The grasshopper species is so named because the male attracts females with a rattling call.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈraː.tə.laːr/
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Noun

ratelaar m (plural ratelaars, diminutive ratelaartje n)

  1. a rattle, something that makes a rattling noise
    1. any plant of the genus Rhinanthus
    2. bow-winged grasshopper (Chorthippus biguttulus syn. Glyptobothrus biguttulus)

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