wapendier

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compound of wapen +‎ dier.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋaː.pə(n)ˌdiːr/
  • Hyphenation: wa‧pen‧dier

Noun[edit]

wapendier n (plural wapendieren, diminutive wapendiertje n)

  1. (heraldry) A heraldic animal.
  2. (figurative, uncommon) A symbolic or totemic animal.
  3. (obsolete, biology, chiefly diminutive, rare) A rotifer of the genus Brachionus.
  4. (archaic, biology, chiefly diminutive, very rare) A ciliate of the family Stylonychia.
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