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kor·haan
\ˈkō(ə)rˌhän\ noun
or knor·haan also knoor·haan \ˈnō-\; or koor·haan \ˈkō-\
(plural korhaan or korhaans or knorhaan or knorhaans)
Etymology: korhaan, koorhaan from Afrikaans korhaan, from Dutch, black grouse, from korren to coo (from Middle Dutch curren, probably of imitative origin) + haan cock, rooster, from Middle Dutch hane; knorhaan, knoorhaan from Afrikaans knorhaan, from Dutch, black grouse, alteration (influenced by knorren to grumble, from Middle Dutch cnorren, probably of imitative origin) of korhaan; akin to Old English hana rooster — more at chant
1. : any of several African bustards
2. usually knoorhaan [so called from the sound they make when taken out of the water]
a. : any of several gurnards of southern Africa
b. : a large grunt (Pomadasys operculare) of the Indian ocean that is a food and game fish in southern Africa |