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koorhaan

koorhaan is the alternative form of korhaan.

Meaning of korhaan

Noun

korhaan (plural korhaans or korhaan)

  1. Any of several large, terrestrial birds in the bustard family Otididae.
    • They are hunting the fabled paauw. However, since paauw are sighted only once or twice a year - so rare are they, indeed, that there is a fine of fifty pounds for shooting them, if you are caught — they settle for hunting korhaan.1997, J. M. Coetzee, Scenes from Provincial Life, published 2011, page 75

Forms of koorhaan

pluralkoorhaans
pluralkoorhaan

Questions about koorhaan

What is koorhaan the alternative form of?
Koorhaan is the alternative form of korhaan.

Words near koorhaan in the dictionary

  1. Koordish
  2. Koordistan
  3. Koords
  4. Kooreh
  5. Koorete
  6. koorhaan
  7. koorhaans
  8. koori
  9. Koori grapevine
  10. Kooria Mooria
  11. Koorie

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