kerfdier
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Loan translation of German Kerbtier (“insect”), a loan translation of Latin insectum. Equivalent to kerven (“to cut, carve”) + dier (“animal, creature”). First suggested by Joännes Lublink de jonge in 1787.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kerfdier n (plural kerfdieren, diminutive kerfdiertje n)