lakenvelder

noun

la·​ken·​vel·​der

ˈläkənˌveldə(r)

1

usually capitalized : a German breed of strikingly marked black-and-white domestic fowls somewhat resembling leghorns

2

plural -s sometimes capitalized : a bird of the Lakenvelder breed

Word History

Etymology

modification of German Lakenfelder

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