zeekoet

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of zee (“sea”) +‎ koet (“coot, coot-like bird”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzeː.kut/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: zee‧koet

Noun

zeekoet m (plural zeekoeten, diminutive zeekoetje n)

  1. one of several seabird species of the genera Uria and Cepphus
  2. (particularly) common murre (Uria aalge)

Derived terms

  • kortbekzeekoet
  • zwarte zeekoet

Further reading

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