kvitskjeving

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From kvit (white) +‎ skjeving.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /²kʋiːtˌʃeːʋɪŋ/

Noun[edit]

kvitskjeving m (definite singular kvitskjevingen, indefinite plural kvitskjevingar, definite plural kvitskjevingane)

  1. an Atlantic white-sided dolphin, Lagenorhynchus acutus
    • 1952, Brynhild Kringlebotten Hauge, “translated from Per Hafslund/Halvor Vegard Hauge”, in Dyrelivet:
      Dei vanlegaste tannkvalane langs norskekysten er nisa og springarane: kvitnosa og kvitskjevingen, som er noko større.
      The most common toothed whales along the Norwegian coast are the porpoise and the leapers: the white-beaked dolphin and the white-sided dolphin, which is somewhat larger.

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