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Pernis
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pernis pernîs
Translingual
Etymology
mul :lbor grc:περνίς 1
mul grc περνίς, a variant of grc πέρνης a bird of prey, a kind of hawk.
Proper noun
1 m
genus family Accipitridae
Hypernyms
genus ; Perninae subfamily - subfamily
Hyponyms
genus Pernis apivorus species - type species; for other species see
References
Georges Cuvier, Henry M'Murtrie (trans.), The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization (1831).
Further reading
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as pernesse in 1250. Compound of nl dum perre enclosed space and dum nesse headland, spit.
Pronunciation
nl Per nis
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Rotterdam p/South Holland c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Pernissenaar
References
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