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rob.

seal, any member of the family Phocidae

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/rɔp/
  1. seal, any member of the family Phocidae

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Uncertain; compare English rabbit. Or, possibly related to Latvian rups (“coarse, rough”), referring to the whiskers. Also compared is the personal name Robbe. Has also compared to English rub, referring to seals' movements, but this is unlikely.

noun/rɔp/
  1. rabbit

    Belgium · feminine
Where this word comes from

Uncertain; compare English rabbit, as well as English rub, referring to the fur. Or, from Proto-West Germanic *reufan (“to tear”), hinted by the animals' digging of tunnels.

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