ratelaar

Dutch

Etymology

From ratelen (“to rattle”) +‎ -aar.

• The plant species are so named because their seeds make a rattling noise in their capsules.
• The grasshopper species is so named because the male attracts females with a rattling call.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈraː.tə.laːr/

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Noun

ratelaar m (plural ratelaars, diminutive ratelaartje n)

1. a rattle, something that makes a rattling noise
   1. any plant of the genus Rhinanthus
   2. bow-winged grasshopper (Chorthippus biguttulus syn. Glyptobothrus biguttulus)

Derived terms

• grote ratelaar
• harige ratelaar
• kleine ratelaar

Related terms

• ratel

Further reading

• ratelaar on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl