weekdier

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of week (“soft”) +‎ dier (“animal”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋeːk.diːr/
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  • Hyphenation: week‧dier

Noun

weekdier n (plural weekdieren, diminutive weekdiertje n)

  1. A mollusc, invertebrate animal of the phylum Mollusca.
    Bekende weekdieren zijn de slijmerige slak en de zwemmende inktvis.
    Well-known mollusks are the slimy slug and the swimming squid.

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