twaalfdradige paradijshop

Dutch

Etymology

From twaalf (“twelve”) +‎ draad (“wire”) +‎ -ig (“adjectival suffix”) +‎ paradijs (“paradise”) +‎ hop (“hoopoe”) - but note that the hoopoe (Upupa epops) is only very distantly related to this bird, so taxonomically this is something of a misnomer.

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Noun

twaalfdradige paradijshop m (plural twaalfdradige paradijshoppen, diminutive twaalfdradig paradijshopje n)

  1. twelve-wired bird-of-paradise (Seleucidis melanoleucus)

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