kokmeeuw

Dutch

Chroicocephalus ridibundus in Nederlandsche vogelen, 1770-1829

Alternative forms

kogmeeuw (archaic)

Etymology

From kok (onomatopoeic) +‎ meeuw (“gull”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɔk.meːu̯/
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Hyphenation: kok‧meeuw

Noun

kokmeeuw f (plural kokmeeuwen, diminutive kokmeeuwtje n)

The black-headed gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Synonyms: lachmeeuw, kapmeeuw
(archaic, dialectal) Synonym of grote mantelmeeuw (“Larus marinus”)

Derived terms

kleine kokmeeuw

Further reading

kokmeeuw on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

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