boormossel
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈboːrˌmɔ.səl/
noun
Definitions
- piddock, angelwing, bivalve of the family Pholadidae; also used for certain bivalves of the family Veneridae () that resemble the piddocks
Etymology
Compound from Dutch, Flemish boren (drill) + Dutch, Flemish mossel.
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
mossel
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- booreiland Dutch, Flemish
- boormachine Dutch, Flemish
- boorplatform Dutch, Flemish
- boorschip Dutch, Flemish
- boortoren Dutch, Flemish
- boren Dutch, Flemish
- boring Dutch, Flemish
- doorboren Dutch, Flemish
- eendenmossel Dutch, Flemish
- mossel Dutch, Flemish
- mosselhangcultuur Dutch, Flemish
- bōren Middle Dutch
- mosscele Middle Dutch
- mossel Afrikaans