tapuit

Dutch

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɑˈpœy̯t/
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Hyphenation: ta‧puit
Rhymes: -œy̯t

Noun

tapuit m (plural tapuiten, diminutive tapuitje n)

northern wheatear, Oenanthe oenanthe
Synonym: wijntapper
chat, wheatear, used of certain songbirds of the subfamily Saxicolinae, especially of the genera Oenanthe, Saxicola, Myrmecocichla, Thamnolaea, Namibornis and Campicoloides; relatively few birds in other genera are called tapuit

Derived terms

roodborsttapuit