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. The bow-winged grasshopper, Chorthippus biguttulus syn. Glyptobothrus biguttulus

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