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ratelaar

Pronunciation: /ˈraː.tə.laːr/

“ratelaar” is a Dutch word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. any plant of the genus Rhinanthus
  2. bow-winged grasshopper (Chorthippus biguttulus syn. Glyptobothrus biguttulus)

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.

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