wapendier
Dutch
Etymology
Compound of wapen + dier.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋaː.pə(n)ˌdiːr/
- Hyphenation: wa‧pen‧dier
Noun
wapendier n (plural wapendieren, diminutive wapendiertje n)
- (heraldry) A heraldic animal.
- (figuratively, uncommon) A symbolic or totemic animal.
- (obsolete, biology, chiefly diminutive, rare) A rotifer of the genus Brachionus.
- (archaic, biology, chiefly diminutive, very rare) A ciliate of the family Stylonychia.