vanneau
common noun
from the Old French vanniel. Buffon, in his natural history of birds, volume XII, page CXLVIII, indicates that its name refers to the loud and frequent flapping of the wings, and would therefore derive from van, from the Latin vannus.
Definitions
- ornithologie
- zoologie
Synonym
Plural
vanneaux
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Hyponyms
Translations
german:Kammmuschel
english:plover
danish:vibe
spanish:avefría
italian:vanello
dutch:kieviet
polish:czajka
portuguese:abibe