werveldier

Dutch

Etymology

From wervel +‎ dier, calque of German Wirbeltier.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɛr.vəlˌdiːr/
  • Hyphenation: wer‧vel‧dier

Noun

werveldier n (plural werveldieren, diminutive werveldiertje n)

  1. (dated, zoology) a vertebrate, animal which has a vertebral column [from mid 19th c.]

Synonyms

  • wervelkanaal
  • wervelskelet
  • holendier

Anagrams

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.