korhoen
Dutch
Alternative forms
- koornhoen (obsolete)
- kornhoen (dialectal, dated)
Etymology
Compound of korren + hoen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔr.ɦun/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: kor‧hoen
Noun
korhoen n (plural korhoenders or korhoenderen or korhoenen, diminutive korhoentje n)
- black grouse, blackgame, Lyrurus tetrix (syn. Tetrao tetrix).
- Synonyms: berkhoen, moerhoen
Hyponyms
- korhaan
- korhen