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)

1. northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)

   Synonym: wijntapper

2. 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

Further reading

• tapuit on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl