klein waterhoen

Dutch

Zapornia parva

Etymology

Literally, “little moorhen”.

Pronunciation

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Noun

klein waterhoen n (plural kleine waterhoenen or kleine waterhoenders, diminutive klein waterhoentje n)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see klein,‎ waterhoen.
2. the little crake, Zapornia parva

Further reading

• klein waterhoen on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl