Polyglot Dictionary

Zugvogel

/ˈtsuːkfoːɡl̩/

der noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Zugvögel

Meaning

  1. migratory bird

    Built from Zug (migration, draft) + Vogel (bird).

    • Der Storch ist ein typischer Zugvogel.

      The stork is a typical migratory bird.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Zug migration, draft
  • Vogel bird

Practice

1 What does Zugvogel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Storch ist ein typischer ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Zugvogel?

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