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rob

Bedeutung (Englisch)

seal, any member of the family Phocidae

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Frequenz

B2
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/rɔp/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

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.

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