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Dutch nightingale

Dutch nightingale noun: a frog.

Noun

Dutch nightingale (plural Dutch nightingales)

  1. (dated) A frog.

Forms of Dutch nightingale

pluralDutch nightingales

Origin of Dutch nightingale

Dutch (“imitation, poor substitute”) + nightingale.

Questions about Dutch nightingale

What does Dutch nightingale mean?
Dutch nightingale means a frog.
What part of speech is Dutch nightingale?
Dutch nightingale is a noun.
What is the plural of Dutch nightingale?
The plural of Dutch nightingale is Dutch nightingales.

Words near Dutch nightingale in the dictionary

  1. Dutch medleys
  2. Dutch metal
  3. Dutch myrtle
  4. Dutch myrtles
  5. Dutch New Guinea
  6. Dutch nightingale
  7. Dutch nightingales
  8. Dutch oven
  9. Dutch ovened
  10. Dutch ovening
  11. Dutch ovens

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